Word: standly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nothing seems to dominate modern American politics like our economic interests, and among our most important is our energy policy. It was largely concern over the flow of Middle Eastern oil which prompted the United States to stand up to Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War and has guided our policy with regard to Iraq ever since. Our efforts have kept gas prices in the US phenomenally low. But, while all may appear well for the country, our laissez-faire energy policy continues to lead to problems domestically and abroad which should be addressed...
...Stand up straight and make eye contact...
Carnesale has done more than just stand up to the protesters, however; he has courageously one-upped them. Though he has refused to disobey the law, he remains committed to an ideal of racial, ethnic, and class diversity in the university. But he is working toward this ideal by chipping away at long-ignored systemic problems and shunning the quick fix of affirmative action...
Because the case of Berkowitz is particularly egregious. Here is a clear case where the students of this College stand to lose one of their most valued instructors as the result of a deeply flawed process, about which they know little, and over which they have absolutely no control. This is not the first such instance. However, in this case, the other victim, the instructor himself, has bravely decided to stand up to the corrupt system. He has little chance of victory, and he has exposed himself to great ridicule, but he has decided to fight for what is right...
John sits, and as he tries to convince a stranger that he was railroaded the second time around, the lie flickers across his face and then settles in his eyes. You want to stand up and throttle him--first for what he did to his victims, and second for what he has done to his mother. And then you want to reach down inside him and get to his father...