Word: topicalism
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...presenting a diverse panel including legal, medical, and religious perspectives, Tuesday's event demonstrated that reproductive rights are not only about abortion, though media insistence on maintaining that focus is a factor in discouraging discussion about a topic that is relevant to the life of every single member of the Harvard community...
...sits down, mocha in hand, in a ridiculously comfortable chair, she looks up at the wall and--Lo! and Behold! Three books on the topic she had thoughtlessly e-mailed in weeks before! Saved by the House library, she finishes her paper before Stein Club...
...issue of "under-challenging" American students, or withholding complicated subject matter until students reach the so-called "appropriate" age. Some experts speculate there may be great benefit to introducing advanced subjects like geometry, chemistry and physics before high school - giving students ample time to become familiar with the topic, and, teachers hope, establish something resembling a comfort level with difficult concepts...
...WYCLEF JEAN, THE ECLEFTIC: 2 SIDES II A BOOK: While other hip-hoppers just lay tracks, Wyclef writes songs. No topic, from romance to the Amadou Diallo killing, is beyond his range, and no musical style, from reggae to country, is beyond his grasp. Political, comical, unpredictable - Wyclef is the most inventive male performer...
...most frequent topic was whether Wen Ho Lee's ethnicity played a role in his prosecution...