Word: term
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just after finishing a six-year term in the Senate, Evans is once again taking a breather from the rough and tumble world of politics. This time, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government is his place of retreat...
...brought up to always help people. My philosophy and the philosophy I grew up with was that I was put on this earth to make a contribution," explains Collins, who finished her four-year term as governor two years...
...American. (Though the survey was too small to be statistically valid, it indicated that the name change has made some headway.) The name has also found favor with soul-station disk jockeys and college students, who are quick to correct those who refer to the group by any other term. Politicians, prompt as ever to respond to popular opinion, have concocted their own variations. When he was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ron Brown referred to himself as an "American of African descent...
Others contend that African American comes no closer to capturing a unique heritage than the word it would replace. S. Allen Counter, a Harvard University professor of neurology, has coined the term Afrindeur Americans to reflect the mingling of African, Indian and European bloodlines. "Historical, biological and cultural integrity is what's in a name," says Counter. "We must be true to all of those." In Los Angeles entertainer John KaSondra has embarked on his own crusade in favor of "Dobanians" -- short for descendants of black African natives in the American North...
...study, titled "Intolerable Risk: Pesticides in Our Children's Food," examines recent federal data on the eating habits of infants and youngsters through age five, along with figures on the amount of pesticides in 27 different crops. The information is then used to assess the long-term risk of cancer and neurological problems in these children. Eight of the pesticides are believed to be human carcinogens; all are used on fruits and vegetables frequently consumed by children, including peas, carrots, fruit juices and applesauce. Among the key findings...