Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...obvious solution would be to schedule another "vacation" after reading period in order for students to prepare for exams. But professors would just assign additional papers due when we return. If the trend continues, with professors maintaining a negligible respect for student concerns, it won't be long before classes will meet and papers will be due during Finals Period...
...mayor's respect for the Kennedy family is also said to be behind the naming of the Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School in East Cambridge. And his respect for Joseph DeGuglielmo, a former city manager, is now immortalized at the intersection of Brattle and Mt. Auburn Streets...
...modern state, we must know not only which kind of state our leaders would prefer, but also what kind of people they are. Brodsky believes that a political leader's relationship to literature reveals his respect for the autonomy of individuals, and his understanding of the integrity of the human soul. Would it be too much to say that Brodsky could hope for no better confirmation of his point than that Ronald Reagan most enjoys the fiction of Louis L'amour, while Paul Simon prefers Richard Wright...
...central icon of this singular faith is, inevitably, Mickey Mouse, whose unfailing perkiness and elder-statesmouse status (recently celebrated in a 17- ; day 59th birthday party) assure him success in a culture that has respect for old age and a soft spot for the cute. The little fellow's image is everywhere in Japan -- on Mitsubishi bankbooks, in framed photos within Zen temples, even on Emperor Hirohito's wristwatch. "Mickey Mouse is an actor," explains the slogan on the cover of a Mickey Mouse diary, "and as such he can do anything; he can play any role...
...such, the union should respect its workers by letting them make their own choices, based on a wide range of information. If the union wants power for Harvard's workers (and not simply for itself) then it should give the workers the power to make their own decisions after hearing all sides of the issues...