Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...conceded that it is unrealistic toexpect people to sacrifice their comfort by takinglow-paying or volunteer jobs for social causes...
...concluded, therefore, that the Class of '88should strike a compromise between the two goals."There are many ways in this country to combinesecurity and charity," since even professionalscan undertake projects of social value, he said...
...that the campaigns are about over and working for Dukakis or Bush seems about as interesting as listening to them, are the only high-energy careers left for Harvard graduates in investment banking, consulting, or making superconductors? Does entering public service mean doing social work that relies on dwindling federal funds or being an anonymous bureaucrat in the Department of Inefficiency...
...City Year will ask young people to take on the challenge of aiding needy communities. City Year participants are not, however, going to Nepal or rural villages in Kenya. These 17 to 20 year-olds from Greater Boston will be serving their own backyard, assisting local social service agencies and non-profit groups in places like Roxbury, Dorchester and Cambridge...
...people's desire to be rich or their belief that money brings happiness. What the expanded indulgence in luxury goods indicates is that the financial shock only reduced confidence in the paper money of Wall Street and increased society's faith in tangible items, especially as an indication of social status. The value of a Rolls Royce doesn't fluctuate when stock values flash on a computer screen--and you can always drive...