Word: sentimentalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kelly talks about a "real solution" which "would attempt to forge some compassion between the sexes." it's an admirable sentiment. But the male-female ratio at the event looked much more equitable than on any Peninsula masthead I've seen. And I don't even need to mention the difference between the men who went up to the mike to support a friend and the wannabe comic representing the patriarchy...
President Nixon was fond of British history. So it is fitting to close by paraphrasing the famous comment about Robert Peel written by one of Nixon's favorite historians, Sir Norman Gash. The analogy is overbroad, but the sentiment is entirely accurate: he brought China into the modern world, and his political opponents herded him out of office. As America enters a new and dangerous phase in world affairs, we will miss President Nixon, perhaps now more than ever...
Student protesters now say that thisrelationship met its end in theanti-establishment sentiment that was inextricablypart of the protests...
...turn of the century and to reminisce about how, on execution nights at The Walls state prison, the lights would often flicker and dim across town, a signal that the electric chair on the hill was doing its work yet again. Whether these stories are apocryphal or not, the sentiment in favor of the death penalty remains overwhelming in Huntsville, even though many townspeople are uncomfortable with their community's distinction as the execution capital of the U.S. Last year the state of Texas put 17 murderers to death here -- nearly half the number executed nationwide and the most since...
Antismoking sentiment has also been sparked by a disturbing trend in cigarette use. After declining every year since 1974, the percentage of smokers in the population leveled off in 1991 and has stabilized at around 26%. What's more, smoking among certain groups, such as African Americans and the young, may be creeping up: the percentage of high school seniors who smoke increased from 17.2% in 1992 to 19% in 1993. Antismoking activists are growing more alarmed -- and more aggressive. "I can't think of another product that, faced with the scientific evidence which is associated with tobacco, could remain...