Word: shock
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...going to say something that will shock many people living in the city of Cambridge: the United States is a capitalist country. In a capitalist system the basic questions of economics are answered, for the most part, by the market. These questions are what, how and for whom to produce goods and services. Capitalism guarantees that all stores, to earn a profit, must meet the demand of some consumers. However, each store will not necessarily sell a good or service that everyone in the community demands...
Living in the bubble that is Harvard Yard, I had forgotten that there was a real world where real things (like rape) happen. The Elster case was a shock, but it can easily be classified as an isolated event. With the exception of the ad-hoc committee that formed to foster greater awareness of rape on campus, all the excitement died down shortly after the case broke. Life has gone on--and not necessarily with any greater sense of awareness...
...have sent shock waves across campus as powerful as the 1969 University hall sit-in, but the Democracy Teach-Ins (DTI) brought mallscale activism to Harvard, along with a taste of what could...
...share "at least two nights a month" at Charles' St. James apartments and that Camilla last arrived there Monday. "The pair are said by friends to be more in love than ever and 'happy to breathe the same air.' But their hush-hush arrangement is bound to shock millions still grieving over the death of Princess Diana," says the Sun, which highlights the point that Camilla has yet to be introduced to Charles' children. As "a pal" reportedly told the Sun, "They are both aware their relationship is sensitive and can cause upset if publicly flaunted...
...agenda; it's the shortfall of charismatic leaders. Last week, just as Newt Gingrich was signaling that he'll step down in mid-1999 to run for president, the party's rising star, Bill Paxon, announced that he was quitting electoral politics entirely. The move came as a shock to both his admirers and his detractors, of which there were many, because of his efforts to overthrow Gingrich last year...