Word: speakes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years the subject smoldered in the soul of America. To speak of it, especially favorably was taboo. But recent developments show our society is ready to face the horror and shame of an era that rendered us a nation divided. No, this has nothing to do with Platoonor the Vietnam...
Still, there has been some progress toward instilling a spirit of democracy after 28 years of Duvalier dictatorships. Haitian airwaves crackle day and night with radio programs that invite Haitians to speak their minds. In the legislature, once a rubber stamp for the Duvaliers, spirited debates rage. Sixty assemblymen are currently arguing over the details of a new constitution that they promise will be tyrant-proof and will be put to a popular vote next month. Moreover, political parties have proliferated, with more than 70 now vying for popular attention...
Duvalier refuses to speak with journalists, so it is impossible to know what he thinks of his new life. Given his legendary love of cars, women and the good life, it is quite possible that he finds the lazy pace agreeable. His svelte wife, however, has made her boredom plain. In an interview last December with Vanity Fair, Michele Duvalier complained that her days were a "bit empty." At 37, she thinks she might like to pursue a modeling career...
...could not stand by while Wellesley was torn apart on such an issue [racism] for which neither Wellesley or I stand," Holsman said. "I felt I didn't get a chance to speak before I was judged," she added...
...experience with employees who had said those things to me. I was trying to speak of a specific instance but it was inferred that I was generalizing," she said...