Word: representives
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The discussion of vouchers gets framed by both sides as an issue of fairness. Supporters ask why the poor should not have the same chance at private schools as the better-off. Though it's too soon to tell whether most voucher-supported students perform better academically in a private...
The concept that Adams brought to the fore was "phonemic awareness." Phonemes are the smallest meaningful sounds in a language. English has 44 phonemes that its speakers combine to make all its words. Cat, for example, has three: "kuh-aa-tuh." Adams concluded that in order to read, one must...
In truth, the Marlins do deserve to represent the NL in the Series because they showed exemplary grit in defeating the Braves in six games. "They talk about the money we spent, that we bought a championship," said Florida ace Kevin Brown after beating the Braves 7-4 in Game...
"One of the great things about BGLTSA is that it understands what Harvard doesn't--that it's impossible for one organization to represent an entire minority," he said.
If these lamentations sound like empty rhetoric, it is because they are, admittedly, impotent. In one of the more poignant scenes in Boogie Nights, two of the porn stars, now married and expecting a child, seek a loan to start a small business. They are turned down by the bank...