Word: younger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...voice of her mother, she spoke in a soft lilting voice that was vaguely reminiscent of Mia Farrow: "I can't stop working. When I stop working, I hurt. My head, my back, my legs hurt. I get dizzy. I can't stop." However, in speaking as her younger alterego, Kingston acquired an oft-frustrated voice, touched with a confused innocence: "I don't want to hear Wino Ghosts and Hobo Ghosts. I've found some places in this country that are ghost-free. And I think I belong there, where I don't catch colds or use my hospitalization...
...addition, the movement has attempted to invigorate younger supporters. Speaking at the Institute of Politics two weeks ago, Sierra Club President Adam M. Werbach encouraged members of Generation X to become involved in politics...
...rise to the head post at the age of 24 is considered by many environmentalists to be a positive step for the movement. To help reach more youth, the Sierra Club hired Daniel J. Boulton to run a public education campaign in Massachusetts. He focuses on bringing younger participants into the movement...
...hope the events surrounding the death of Shakur will provide a powerful lesson for younger Americans who participate in gang rivalry and activity. Time after time, parents, police and volunteers warn youngsters about the dangers of getting involved in gangs. Maybe with this tragic event, young people will see for themselves that even martyrs such as "2pac" are not immortal. If hate and rivalry are what the "California Love" of his recording is all about, I don't want any part of it. DEREK GALLARDO Colorado Springs, Colorado...
...professor's age, meanwhile, takes two factors into account: the eyesight and the probability of tenure. Older profs can't see as well as younger ones; moreover, they are more likely to be jaded and tenured and thus less likely to care about a trivial 20-year-old snoozing. Hey, their research grants are still coming in, so it's no skin off their backs...