Word: symbolically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...WANING YEARS of student radicalism saw the South African system of apartheid as perhaps the ultimate symbol of social injustice in a world rife with oppression and misery. The obvious link between the subjugation of the country's Black population and our corporate brand of capitalism provided an easy target for the self-righteous indignation that is the unique province of student protest. There were cries of anger for Harvard to divest all its holdings in corporations dealing with South Africa. Students responded with moral outrage to charges that such an action would have no effect on corporate policy...
Perhaps, as you say, the origin of the yellow ribbon as a symbol of longing for a captive's return is lost in the mists of folklore [Feb. 9]. The story my grandmother always told me, however, was that young ladies wore yellow ribbons around their necks to show that they were "spoken for" by a member of the U.S. Cavalry. The golden ribbon was a feminine version of the yellow stripe on the troopers' trousers...
Harvard's two-year battle to convert the apartment building to office space became a symbol of conflict between the University and the surrounding community. Many tenants' rights activists criticized the Rent Board when it finally gave Harvard the go-ahead to change the building in December...
Long live the Red, White and Blue! And let us welcome the yellow ribbon, our new symbol of care and courage...
Americans rejoiced in the Inauguration Day liberation of the 52 hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Nonetheless, Iran threatens to succeed Viet Nam as a symbol of American frustration and impotence. American diplomatic support and military backing could not prevent the fall of the Shah, who for decades seemed the paragon of a U.S. friend overseas. Then came the humiliation of the embassy seizure, the burning of American flags, the ritual chanting of "Death to the great satan!" by mullah-led mobs. Recent years have spawned an array offerees seemingly inimical to American interests, ranging from the extortionist pricing...