Word: sentiments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WOMEN'S MOVEMENT OF THE '70S WAS THE lightning flash of female empowerment, then the long-awaited roll of thunder began to resound in this year's election results. From coast to coast, women candidates, thrust forward by Anita Hill-inspired outrage and helped along by anti-incumbency sentiment, were in contention as never before...
...their behalf, and to use the power and tax revenue entrusted to them to make an attempt to improve the country and the lives of all Americans. Ross Perot sensed this mood when he said: "I'm Ross and you're the boss." And the Clinton campaign crystallized the sentiment early on in their slogan "Putting people first...
This increasingly esoteric vocabulary contributes to popular anti-scientific sentiment, whether on Mass. Ave. or on Capitol Hill. While non-scientists may be willing to support federal cancer research grants, they are unlikely to want $3 billion of taxpayer funds to go toward the often controversial Human Genome Project if they are unable to understand why it is significant, let alone what...
...know about this. Sure, "10,000 Men" excludes women. Yes, the "let's stomp Eli" sentiment is militaristic. And in terms of style it's more analagous to "The Lawrence Welk Show" than "Hangin' With...
While Cokane represents Dickensian farce, Lickcheese the rent-collector (John Drabik) represents Dickensian sentiment. Shaw is clumsy in his treatment of Lickcheese, and makes himself a little ridiculous by his continuous harping on the theme of hungry children and weeping women. The older Shaw knew how to tread lightly over such subjects...