Word: unorthodox
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Unlike the pill-popping, shake-slurping diet crazes of the 1980s, the Zone has a digestible but unorthodox premise: staying trim depends mainly on eating meals in which 40% of the calories come from carbohydrates, 30% from protein and 30% from fat. Or, put another way: eat the butter; hold the bread...
...works of history. But these messages are intimately bound to their historical vehicle. Glory, for example, could only work with its Civil War setting. Likewise, JFK, as outlandish as its interpretation of the Kennedy assassination may be, nevertheless attempts to participate in the historical dialogue and inquiry, through an unorthodox, non-academic medium...
According to Littky, teachers at his school work in concert with community members to teach students. Littky said the unorthodox approach has actually raised student scores on state tests...
...notes. The U.N. has been going through hard times lately, battling bankruptcy and contemplating layoffs, in part because the U.S. is as much as $1.5 billion behind in its dues--more than the organization's entire annual budget. Before deciding on the gift, Turner says, he considered a more unorthodox approach: buying the outstanding U.S. debt from the U.N. and then going to Congress and demanding to be paid, threatening to sue if Congress continued to balk. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who called Turner last week to thank him, was quick to applaud the gift. "I think this reflects...
...behalf of my generation, I thank TIME for its cover story on Generation X. Finally, our efforts and achievements are being recognized as productive and meaningful. Your article shines the brightest rays of light on our unorthodox but seemingly successful methods. I also thank my peers for yelling loudly enough to make the boomers and matures hear our messages. MATT FONTANA Lynchburg...