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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...order to advance in their careers, Dennis says, these women and minorities entering the work force will have to understand and learn how to use the old boy network, which has expanded to accommodate more than just white...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Reagan's Official Advocate for Women | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...book continues, its two strands, scientific exposition and scientific biography, come together as we begin to glimpse the deep rationale behind it. Wright's purpose is not merely to understand the nature of meaningful information; it is to explore the meaning of life and what modern science has to say on the value of human existence. His method shows that abstract theories of information are ultimately still the products of individual thinkers...

Author: By Charles N.W. Keckler, | Title: In the Country of the Blind... | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

...hope you understand the need for us to exercise some control at our commission hearings so scheduled presentations can be made in an orderly manner," Zech wrote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Official Dragged From NRC Hearing | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

Because a mission is such an overwhelming experience, Griffin says the first few months give the missionary "a feeling of total dependency on God. You go up to complete strangers on the street and talk to them in a language you can barely speak and understand, trying to get to the heart of the matter and their values...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: World Travelers With a Purpose | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...necessary outcry against the deplorable behavior of parts of the Israeli military and against recent legislation allowing incarceration without charge. Now is the first time I have not heard the "double standard" complaint used in defense of Israel. This can only be because we Jews are beginning to understand that Israel's human rights violations are not merely "as bad" as those of many other countries. They are worse. Analogies to South Africa--though often simplistic and malicious--are becoming increasingly valid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Considering Question #5 | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

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