Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...frustrated leader of all may be Ronald Reagan, who is hobbled by the Iranscam tangle and the increasing welter of problems arising from the U.S.'s foreign and domestic indebtedness. Not only the President but also the U.S. itself are widely seen as weaker abroad, a perception that is reflected in a declining American ability to lead the way on international economic issues. That fact may reflect one of the major challenges of the summit: How can allies long accustomed to U.S. leadership find solutions to their economic problems at a time when the U.S. is becoming, at best, first...
...former member of the council's Academic Committee Melissa S. Lane '88 says she preferred the traditional calendar because it gives students the "leisure of having time to think, write and reflect. It gives the semester a coherence...
Commencement is an ancient rite that takes different forms in different institutions. But almost everywhere, the ceremony affords an occasion not only to congratulate the seniors who have completed their course of study but to reflect upon the world they will inherit and the contributions they can make to improve it. In this spirit, let me draw upon the three months I recently spent wandering abroad to express some thoughts on one of the many themes to which Ted Hesburgh has devoted his talents...
...case of Gary Hart, the news media made a sensational front-page news story out of a personality story. The New York Times ran a front-page profile of a Miami bit-part actress. It also ran "day after" polls which reflect sensational responses to sensational stories, not stable public opinion. This approach to news is more than bad judgment. It shows complete disregard for the power of the media to affect campaigns, and for its responsibility to make a story as prominent as it is important...
...Frances receives a painful reproof from her old friend Alice: "I thought it was important how we appeared to the world . . . It's not that what's inside isn't more important. Of course it is. But I thought you and I believed that our outward selves should reflect, as far as possible, the things we stand...