Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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White said he hopes to pass the wisdom he gained from his experiences with these programs onto his students...
Richard Lee and Alan Wirzbicki in their lampoon of Eddy Dominguez's "calls for major structural reform" on the council are right in claiming that "this isn't Iran" (Crimson Wisdom, Dec. 8). Indeed "this" is a place where "calls for structural reform" can be heard in the spirit of healthy democratic debate whereas the voice of political opposition within the Islamic Republic of Iran is muted by a complete disregard for human and political rights as we know them in the United States...
...longer belongs to insiders. It belongs to all of us. We all now partake in its gains, just as we share in its losses--and who among us would argue that it should be any other way? Good Time Charlie Merrill's lonely voice has become America's common wisdom...
Burnett's thinking has come to define much of our mental environment beyond advertising. He saw advertising as the "fun" side of business, but the historical repercussions of his wisdom can be disquieting. Amid the present-day flood of images--each designed to rally emotions for a social, political or commercial goal--the notion of an informed public, once a cherished cornerstone of democracy, may be passing into oblivion...
...cookie, fretting over its maintenance, spending idle moments deciding if an acquaintance is worthy of receiving a cookie: all these things are natural. Bringing over cookies is the sign of utmost respect and sincere wishes for someone to feel better, to celebrate their birthday or to recover from wisdom-tooth surgery that makes cookie consumption impossible. From there, one builds an appreciation to the point where the sight alone of the cookie in the box--an island of sweetness and familiarity in the harsh, inedible world--is enough to drive one to finish a paper. That is beginning to understand...