Word: reactionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reaction from the general public and theguidance counselors of the world has been quiteremarkable," he said...
David saw Bathsheba bathing one day and was immediately smitten. Sound familiar? The reaction of the American populace is common knowledge. Many citizens hesitate to be `judgmental,' but as the supreme judge, God does not have any such reservations. The chapter closes by noting that "what David had done was wrong in the eyes of the Lord" (2 Samuel 11:27). But that...
...whip up an omelet. "A little girl who says she wants to be a doctor gets a lot of support," says Bailey, whose Wellesley Centers are devoting their next gender-equity conference to boys. "But if a boy talks about wanting to be a nurse, the reaction is that it doesn't fit a masculine image. Parents and teachers need to foster an environment where sexual stereotypes don't shape education...
...involve the human body as a participant in his work--demanding something more from a spectator than the sole act of looking, and yet harshly rewarding the eye as well--who began in the 1960s to rescue sculpture from the dematerializing effects of Minimalism. His work has always demanded reaction. In the past it has occasionally got more than it bargained for: Tilted Arc, 1981, a 120-ft. steel wall running across Federal Plaza in New York City, was taken down after its intrusiveness provoked a hailstorm of public controversy...
...always left the interviews with a lukewarm, half-hearted feeling. I was beginning to think that I needed to hire a foreign director because they seemed like the ones most capable of capturing the subtleties and intricacies of the book. But when I met with Jonathan, my reaction was a resounding "YES!" He was so enthusiastic, one of the most exuberant people I've ever met, and I realized that the director simply needed to share my vision and my passion for the book...