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...they do this? The official reason given by these Black student organizations goes something like this: "We want to celebrate our cultural heritage," or "To satisfy our thirst for Black history...

Author: By Martin L. Kilson jr., | Title: Reviving a Humanistic Legacy | 2/11/1994 | See Source »

...might call the affair Wounded Knee, if that name weren't already taken by some trifling affair involving the loss of several human lives. But the Kerrigan-Harding incident has proven that the American press and public, their thirst for blood slaked on the ubiquitous undercurrent of random violence, have decided that mere carnage is not sufficient qualification for an enduring spot in the news and popular imagination...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Ice Saga Is No Fairytale | 2/5/1994 | See Source »

What explains such dedication? An unrelenting work ethic? An unquenchable thirst for knowledge? Or Harvard Dining Services' mouthwatering holiday menu...

Author: By Allyson V. Hobbs, | Title: Staying At School for Thanksgiving | 11/24/1993 | See Source »

...going to be hell. When it comes to a literal fire, I don't preach it because I'm not sure about it. When the Scripture uses fire concerning hell, that is possibly an illustration of how terrible it's going to be -- not fire but something worse, a thirst for God that cannot be quenched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Angels, Devils and Messages From God | 11/15/1993 | See Source »

...Croat regions to secede in two years. Senior U.S. officials say enforcement should not be too bloody because all three sides will gain from peace. But reluctant units must be disarmed, thousands of refugees relocated and safe passage corridors patrolled in a land where bitter hatred and the thirst for revenge still prevail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When to Go, When to Stay | 10/4/1993 | See Source »

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