Word: viewpoints
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...today's parlance, "multiculturalism" is often associated with the attempt to express the views of ethnic groups who believe their perspectives are unfairly marginalized by existing standards. The call for ethnic studies, for instance, begins with an interest in the role of race in society, but limits its viewpoint to an examination of the experience of certain nonwhite minorities in American society...
...somewhat narrow minded to think that minorities can hold one viewpoint," Wang says. "One of the standards by which the assimilations and integration of minorities into society can be measured is how diverse their views...
Thankfully, some aspects of The Crimson will probably never change. For example, the editorial page (excluding staff editorials and regular columns) will continue to serve as a forum for every conceivable viewpoint...
Cantwell's candor--her open honesty letting us become party to the most intimate details of her life, hopes and dreams--makes her life emerge with a wonderful fullness. The problem with the memoir, and with Cantwell's own life, is her marriage. It is described from a postdivorce viewpoint and is thus colored throughout as a negative relationship. From the start we await its collapse and wondering at Cantwell's constancy. And unfortunately Cantwell is unable to carry her memoir much beyond her ruined marriage. She succumbs to the plague of so many women's autobiographies, not exploring...
...necessary, Hansen would rather be known as a leader of the "religious left," believers who may be conservative theologically, but who don't embrace the agenda of the American right. Hansen is quick to affirm the faith of, say, members of the Christian Coalition, but he rejects their political viewpoint as contrary to his understanding of what the Old and New Testaments teach...