Word: somethingness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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COCA is not trying to change any specific University policy. The point of the sort of activism the group has been carrying out is to make politics come alive for Harvard students--to turn a seemingly abstract, removed, "Third World" situation into something relevant, emotional, and real.
Holtz also possesses the ability to make young people believe in themselves. His sharply honed self-deprecation is designed in part to demonstrate to his players that if a 98-lb. weakling like him can succeed, surely they can. Holtz likes to tell his coaches, "If you preach something long...
The Holtz ability to crack wise, usually at his own expense, has kept his teams loose. But the self-deprecation also allows him to ward off praise, which he feels is the father of complacency. "When it's over, maybe I'll sit - down and say, 'Gee, we did something...
As local stations become increasingly aggressive, the networks are trying to reshape their own news products to offer affiliates something more than the day's headlines. All three networks, for example, run long special features during the regular evening newscasts and are experimenting with new concepts, such as 48 Hours...
Considering the respect that Nightline and 48 Hours have won within the TV industry, and the millions of people who regularly watch the shows, it may be that network executives are ready to admit something that viewers know instinctively. Audiences who see satellite-fed video headlines round the clock on...