Word: western
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...proper core, according to the outspoken critic of much of American higher education, should provide a systematic familiarization with "our own, Western tradition of learning: with the Classical and Jewish-Christian heritage, the facts of American and European history, the political organization of Western societies, the literature, [and] the major achievements of the scientific disciplines...
Harvard administrators resist the notion of a Western Civilization core, or a curriculum designed to distribute education among departmental courses...
Polsky: "When you're talking about quotes you've got to mention Lenny Falape, the little known muse of Western Samoa. I remember when I was a kid I would sit on the porch and talk for hours on end with Dr. Falape, studying his every utterance. This, of course, was before he won the Nobel Peace Prize. In a nutshell, he truly transcends language...
Polsky: "Well, there's clearly good money to be had. Five years ago, I would have considered it, but these days the professional quoting tour is just too darn political. They've already threatened to revoke my Western Samoan dual citizenship...
Polsky: "I've had a couple of brushes with death but nothing that a professional quotester can't handle. I remember one time I was giving a lecture in the Tarrin basin, a region in Western China, when all of a sudden I sensed the presence of a negative energy flow. Sure enough, it was one those Yalies. And let's just say, my bulldog hide jacket sure takes the bite out of winter...