Word: turn
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mother sobbing that her child had been carried off by a wild animal, it meant your child faced a real risk. So, apparently, the human brain evolved to take such reports seriously. But today Americans live in a society of 250 million people. If you turn on the TV and see a mother sobbing that her child has been abducted, it means nothing of statistical significance. Still, you instinctively pay attention, and you probably feel alarmed...
...many, including Barker, the settlement may be way too little and way too late to reverse the damage done by decades of institutional racism. Black farmers now own less than 1% of the farmland in the U.S.; at the turn of the century that figure was 14%. In 1920 nearly 1 million black farmers tilled American soil; 70 years later, that number had dropped to fewer than...
...playing fields of Eton." This statement reflects a recognition that teaching and learning can occur in many places and that work need not be contrasted with play. The ultimate test is whether youngsters grow up to be decent human beings and whether, when it is their turn, they can successfully transmit values and practices to their offspring. Recent talk that parents do not matter is highly misleading. We do matter, especially when it comes to inculcating discipline, respect, responsibility, core values. Perhaps we cannot turn battlegrounds into playing fields, but at least we should attempt to make work at home...
...million book contract Judith Regan is offering her. Regan is the saucy HarperCollins editor known for making gravy with such authors as Rush Limbaugh and Wally Lamb. But, says the First Lady?s lawyer, Robert Barnett, ?for now, Mrs. Clinton is not considering any book offers. She will not turn her attention to that before 2001.? In fact, some speculate that Hillary could command well over $5 million if she decides to spill the beans...
...Serbs over the Kosovo issue. "There may be an undercurrent of resentment," says Meier, "but their economic situation will compel the Russians to give up on some issues." Of course if they play ball politically and don't get the financial payoff, the post-Yeltsin U.S.-Russia relationship could turn pretty frosty...