Word: self
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most the new confidence seems only to be centered in the self, and only secondarily in the system. We have become introspective; a nation of ones under God. This is nowhere more apparent than in the youth that has come of age in this decade--even the community minded among them are often preoccupied with personal appearance and success...
This new preoccupation with the physical self has banished cigarettes, once a staple of American culture, to furtive corners. Personally, this is fine by me, but it is startling how the Surgeon General's admonitions have become effective only with the coming of the new purity. It is also curious how the 80's have been a time of rising drinking ages and new heights in anti-drug hysteria (only cocaine, with its connotations of physical "acceleration" and personal wealth, has any style left...
...chapters on Proverbs and Idioms are typically useless. They could be grouped into one category called Cliches, and the explanations provided are almost self-parodying. Here's a particularly helpful...
...Undergraduate Council also has a stipulation that funding for student organizations should just be start-up funding, and that with each grant application a publication must prove that it is on its way to being financially self-sufficient. Padan Aram was denied any funds for publication by the Undergraduate Council, despite Treasurer Michael Kelsen's delusion to the contrary. Furthermore, the council rarely grants the full amount requested...
...first, resort. Minor interventions, such as moving a child to the front row in class or allowing him more time to complete tasks, can lead to improvement. Rewards -- extra television or a favorite snack -- can help reinforce good behavior. And psychological therapy can bolster a child's flagging self-esteem and address social problems, like a lack of friends, that contribute to his distress. Only when these remedies fail should parents try medication on their overly active youngsters...