Word: shedding
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...Yeltsin had moments that made one believe Russia could shed its authoritarian impulses and emerge as something of a Western-style democracy. His finest hour, really his defining moment, was in August 1991. The leader of the country, Mikahil Gorbachev, was in the Crimea on summer vacation, and dark forces opposed to Gorby and his stop-start reforms tried to stage a coup...
...Night, says that this variation is what makes the publication so powerful. “The stories demonstrate that sexual assault is not only something affecting the assault victim, but also significantly affecting the sons, daughters, boyfriends, and fathers and friends,” Homaifar says. The writing does shed light on a topic often excluded from polite conversation, but does not seem to offer a solution to this growing problem. Each story walks a fine line between portraying a powerful message and sinking into a familiar trope. But occasional clichés aside, the reader is intended to gain...
...leave of absence from Duke, losing a year of playing NCAA lacrosse and a year of attending college. Their families have incurred huge legal fees and public humiliation. Many people following the case have assumed that the three are rapists, a label that even now will be hard to shed...
...Take Back the Night,” an 11-day series of speakers and film screenings intended to raise campus awareness of sexual violence, launched in Ticknor Lounge yesterday, and the program’s leaders said they hope to shed light on the concerns of a broader range of students than in previous years. This year, “Take Back the Night” will place a special emphasis on international issues like sexual slavery and will stress that sexual assault concerns both men and women, said co-chairs Astha Thapa ’08 and Laura...
...address the legal problems that children face. The conference, which was co-sponsored by the American Bar Association, featured speakers from New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s office, the Massachusetts Department of Social Services, and various law schools from across the country. The conference was intended to shed light on children’s issues, which is one of the most underserved areas of the law, according to Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law Elizabeth Bartholet, who is the director of CAP. “That’s a large part of why we decided...