Word: urbanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...City Year itself is an urban peace corps of 220 young people who commit themselves to a year of community service," Schorr said...
...Core Curriculum rests on the conviction that every Harvard graduate should be broadly educated" says the Courses of Instruction every year. However, even in this period when our nation's social structure is crumbling around us, the Core does not have a class that actually deals with modern, urban social issues. The Social Analysis requirement attempts to "enhance our understanding of contemporary human behavior...and institutions," but it deals little with practical analysis of us as individuals in society--how we deal with others as responsible citizens...
...Bush has taken systematic steps to erode theeducation system, especially in urban areas," saidHarshbarger. "We have [the first] chance in morethan a decade to have a campaign that will focuson priorities and values that matter to all ofus...
...story is pretty easy for college students to relate to. Helen (Virginia Madsen) is writing a doctoral thesis on urban myths at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In the course of her research, she stumbles upon the myth of Candyman, a mysterious being who rips people's guts out with a hook. After hearing that residents of a housing project attribute a recent murder to Candyman, she decides to investigate...
Having chastised themselves for spending too much time in 1988 covering tactics, symbolism and the who-will-win horse race, journalists this time laboriously boned up on details of economics and public policy. In a typical incident, after Clinton spoke about urban issues in Los Angeles in August, reporters converged on policy aide Bruce Reed, grilling him for so many intricate details that he had to telephone headquarters for more data...