Word: references
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past decade, Deng Xiaoping shed so many of his titles that Westerners came to refer to him simply as China's leader. Last week he retired from his final official party post -- the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission, the party organ that oversees the armed forces and thus guaranteed him supreme power over the People's Republic. Deng's retirement, announced at the end of a secretive four-day party plenum that imposed a conservative agenda of economic retrenchment on the country, surprised Chinese and Westerners alike. Had Deng conceded political and economic momentum to the conservatives...
...first time. But in March, Bible Belters won a last-minute insertion that in addition to evolution, science classes should cover "other reliable scientific theories, if any." That opens the door to "scientific creationism," which offers evidence for the immediate creation of life-forms but does not refer to the Bible. Publishers are now trying to tackle the new requirements as they prepare science textbooks for submission to Texas officials next April...
...upper class whites who have fairly similar experiences within a limited variety of backgrounds. He uses this assessment to create a common vantage point from which to study the readings, unconsciously presenting an "us vs. them" attitude which ignores Harvard's much-touted respect for diversity. Students generally refer to the characters in the stories and the subjects of the nonfiction books as "those people," a disconcerting phrase that emphasizes the distance between different ethnic and socio-economic groups. This makes those students who don't fit into the white middle class very uncomfortable...
...October 26 Crimson reached a level of journalistic irresponsibiliy which I have not seen since I last read my high school newspaper. I refer to the story, "Burglar Takes $500 in Goods from Dorm." The Crimson should not have printed that "'all you need is a credit card' to get into the entryway door...
...refer to the home mortgage interest deduction, the cornerstone of America's gargantuan, secret welfare state for the middle class...