Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seems as if Marabel Morgan's idea of "Total Woman" is alive and well -among the Mafia wives whose "marriages reflect old-country values of silence and obedience...
...even the failure of the committee to reflect student interest cannot justify the ruthless manner in which a group of wealthy alumni subsequently chose to override the committee's wishes. When it became known that the committee planned to select Robert Peck, athletic director at Williams College, several big contributors to the University athletic program told members of the administration they would not tolerate the move. Peck, who had helped make Williams a small-college athletic power while still designing the school's excellent intramural program, was certainly a desirable candidate. But he did not suit the taste of many...
After listening to Richard Nixon's own version of his Watergate involvement, I almost began to pity him. But then I forced myself to reflect on the massive scandal surrounding his presidency and the disgraceful nature of his actions, and I knew Immediately that I must never allow myself to tolerate the man whose conduct bred nationwide distrust and confusion. You see, I too have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life...
...massacres-another, in which more than 300 were killed, took place on April 29-reflect the jitters of a besieged regime. From the rebellious northern province of Eritrea to Ethiopia's southeastern frontier with Somalia, Mengistu and the Dergue face the gravest threat to their despotic rule since they overthrew U.S.-backed Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974. In and around the capital, the main opposition group is the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (E.P.R.P.), a Marxist organization, led primarily by students and young workers, that demands a return to civilian rule. E.P.R.P. has given the Dergue good reason...
...noteworthy percussion work on "Try a Little Harder," but otherwise maintain a very low profile. Bassist Pablo Tellez and drummer Gaylord Birch (the token non-Hispanic) fully realize their functions in the band to be confined to sustaining the basic rhythms of each song, and their self-effacing performances reflect that awareness...