Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...grunge. No. 4 capitalizes on the interplay between the hard rock emphasis of STP's debut album, Core, and the lessons in eclectic beat formation and poppy renditions of 1994's Purple and 1996's Tiny Music from the Vatican Gift Shop. In many respects, the album seems to reflect a band that is almost too happy to be creating together again, so instead of the work indicating musical growth it becomes a stylistic retrospective...
...upcoming Cambridge City Council elections make us question America's electoral politics, already dearly deserving scrutiny. Municipal elections in Cambridge operate on a system of proportional representation, which in its simplest conception dictates that representation in elected government should reflect not merely the majority will, but a portion of the vote in proportion to its size. Cambridge relies upon a particularly intricate system to achieve this end: candidates are ranked by voters and their preferences tallied in a number of successive counts. Those candidates who surpass a predetermined quota are elected, and the votes are redistributed appropriately for subsequent counts...
...could one trivialize the death of a 17-year old girl just to have the opportunity to take potshots at the religious right? Needless to say, we are not talking about the religious right, we are talking about Cassie Bernall. Her death was significant. Her published diaries and journals reflect that she was a young woman of incredible conviction and deep belief. The evidence I have read is overwhelming, this girl was identified because she was a person of faith, and she died for those beliefs...
...such a surprise that many students feel safe: Surveillance cameras, metal detectors and daily pat-downs do tend to create a high-security atmosphere. In addition, despite the rash of school shootings, fights and other disturbances in schools are down by between 20 and 30 percent, figures that reflect a general decline in violence. And then there is the matter of a strong economy; good times tend to infect the national psyche with a pervasive sense of well-being. Nothing like extra pocket money to bring back teenagers? infamous sense of invincibility...
...said that the University and President Neil L. Rudenstine can make a significant difference in freedom and democracy in China by encouraging Chinese officials to reflect on their actions...