Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After territorial boundaries had been firmly established, the crowd turned its collective attention to its next fundamental need: food. Sensing a captive market of nearly half a million people, the street vendors who had previously been ignored in the land rush of a few hours ago, now had their revenge...
...rush to quickie courses doesn't mean that M.B.A.s and other graduate degrees are going out of style. It's just that these are no longer the end of the educational road. The new courses are often supplements or complements to traditional education, maybe lasting just a few days, weeks or a semester or two, and often involve training in one specific area. This is much cheaper and less time consuming than going back to grad school or completing a second bachelor's degree...
African Americans find their roots all over the world. Antonia Cottrell Martin, a co-founder of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society in Washington, is a fourth-generation descendant of pioneers who drove cattle to California during the Gold Rush. She advises using a variety of documents, explaining that "a South Carolina Dutch slave owner's documents can help locate black cousins in the Netherlands. Census records might find a Chinese ancestor in Mississippi or one born in Canada, Madagascar, New Zealand or, of course, the Caribbean." Finding the right name provides many clues. To students in his genealogy...
...that China had tried to influence American politics with campaign donations ("sheer fabrication") and said that the government would be glad to begin talks with the Dalai Lama if only the Buddhist leader would unequivocally accept Chinese sovereignty over the region. (Translation: Don't expect the Dalai Lama to rush to the phone...
...writing his book, Herndon had charge of a large paddle-wheel steamer bound from the Panamanian port city of Aspinwall, now known as Colon, to New York City. The S.S. Central America carried 500 passengers, many of them returning rich with gold dust and nuggets from the California gold rush that still continued. In addition to these private, unregistered stashes, the ship carried an official consignment of gold listed, to the penny...