Word: strength
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...although I applaud Clinton's efforts to make immigrants feel included in American society, the way that he articulated his new plans last week shows he does not understand how minorities in America have functioned historically and function today. Much of America's strength comes from its heterogeneity and multiplicity. To force everyone to abandon marks of distinctiveness takes away from the distinction of America itself...
Feel 30 for the Next 50 Years by David W. Johnson (Avon) stresses that it's not enough merely to extend your life span; it's the youth span that's critical. "Youth span refers only to the number of years we live in good health, with high energy, strength and mobility, and with vigorous mental, sensory and sexual powers," Johnson says. He points to the readily observable fact that at a college reunion, some people have aged more than others: "You do not need to be a molecular biologist to conclude that something (or some things) other than simply...
Other schools courted Ryba, but she chose Harvard because it was the "best of both worlds" in terms of the strength of the academics and the basketball program...
...senior year, she attended the Women's Basketball Coaches Association summer camp, where a slew of college scouts saw her talents. In choosing among the programs that recruited her, the academic strength of the college was her top priority. Harvard fit the bill...
...solved. What's more, on occasion, DNA sampling benefits not only the people investigating crimes but also the people convicted of them. Since 1976, 75 death-row inmates have been spared execution in the U.S. when their convictions were overturned. At least 10 of the reversals came on the strength of new DNA evidence...