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...sneak the first assumption post the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: How to Beat the System | 8/17/1993 | See Source »

Third-year student Andrew Greenblatt describes Moreno's writing as "quick, incisive social commentary--reality sugar-coated with enough humor that you swallow it before you realize what it is, and then it's too late...

Author: By Elissa L. Gootman, | Title: "Alysse MacIntyre" Shocked, Amused Law Record Readers | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

...decision, the invasive nature of the procedure, and sometimes an ugly confrontation with right-to- life forces lying in wait outside the clinic door. But imagine if abortion could be a truly private matter. Say, something as easy as visiting a doctor, getting a few pills, returning home to swallow them, then checking back a few days later to make sure that all went as planned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Abortion Pill: New, Improved and Ready for Battle | 6/14/1993 | See Source »

...main blame for all this lies with Clinton, who treats foreign policy as the spinach he must swallow to enjoy the rest of his job. In early May, when the Serbs refused to follow the U.S. peace script, the President even whined that "I felt really badly because I don't want to have to spend any more time on ((Bosnia)) than is absolutely necessary, because what I got elected to do was to let America look at our own problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secretary Of Shhhhh! | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...sneak the first assumption post the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beating the System | 5/17/1993 | See Source »

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