Word: topicalism
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...school board truly wants to fight a gay-straight student alliance, it should speak out against it, not ban it. It should promote a discussion, not close off the topic without debate. After all, this is a high school. It is supposed to be preparing its students for adulthood and responsibilities in the real world. How can it succeed in its goal if it keeps taking away more and more of the students' power to decide for themselves...
...problem. The pool hadn't boiled, so it wouldn't boil. If a problem ever developed, there would be plenty of time to correct it before it reached the crisis stage. "We live and work here. Why would we want an unsafe plant? We had internal debate on this topic," DeBarba told TIME. "Legitimate professional differences of opinion." In 1977, he says, the NRC stated, "We could make the choice [of a full-core off-load] if it's 'necessary or desirable for operational considerations.' But that does not mean that what George raised was not an issue. We have...
Blocking! The word reverberates around tables in grand new Annenberg Hall. Faces fall. Confusion erupts. Muttering begins. "I don't want to talk about it!" "Let's not even get into it!" "Please...." This is not a happy topic, to say the least...
...first focus on the question of blocking. For the last month, bickering has been the priority. Classes have fallen behind in importance to this all-consuming issue. Friendships gain a new dimension of tension. People studiously avoid the topic that carries weight for the next three years of our lives. Tears flow freely. Friendships seem to go up in flames. The little white lies my mother swore by backfire dramatically. Being blunt is the only option; then havoc breaks loose. We have been reduced to eighth grad--people stop talking to each other, talk behind each other's backs, scheming...
...visions of chapters and drafts dance through seniors' nightmares, their social lives and other classwork often suffers. Only the luckiest of authors still like their topic. In addition, theses take their toll on advisers, who each week carry home ever-growing piles of laser-printed pages...