Word: vocalisms
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...center protesting the sexism of the Imus remarks? And where have they been all these years as the gangsta rappers have labeled women "hos," enabling that derogatory word to become commonplace? In the good ole days of feminism, Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan would have been as visible and vocal as Jackson and Sharpton. In the current storm, sexism has taken second place to racism. Jean M. Alberti, Lombard, Illinois...
...Faust came to the helm of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study in January of 2001, just as the school attempted to reshape the remnants of a women’s college into a thriving think tank. At the time, the school faced a budget shortfall and vocal contingent of alumni dissatisfied with the process of merging with Harvard. By mastering a staff cut-back that reduced the workforce by 25 percent and reaching out to graduates, Faust managed to heal many of the institute’s wounds, at worst, garnering a nickname that likens her to a fictional...
...state that is the nation's undisputed death penalty leader, Texas, you might think there is no such thing as a punishment considered too harsh. But as legislators there consider joining the small but growing number of states making certain convicted pedophiles eligible for the death penalty, a surprisingly vocal group of critics has emerged, arguing that the measure is shortsighted, counterproductive and probably unconstitutional...
...center protesting the sexism of Imus' remarks? And where have they been all these years as the gangsta rappers have labeled women "hos," enabling that derogatory word to become commonplace? In the good ole days of feminism, Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan would have been as visible and vocal as Jackson and Sharpton. In the current storm, sexism has taken second place to racism. Jean M. Alberti, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS, U.S. A white man from an older generation chose the wrong slang to use, and it ended his career. I am not defending what Imus said; I only defend his right...
...Shope said that a sustainable farm would be a good way to connect undergraduates to their environment. “Students are often very out of touch with the land,” she says in the video, which includes interviews with faculty and students, as well as a vocal tribute to the project. “And building a farm in an urban community could be a model for other schools to potentially follow.” And according to the members of the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment interviewed...