Word: oppression
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...secret to Da lies deeper, however, than his bumpkin mannerisms or even his placid gentility. His ignorance serves as a shield against the violent onslaught of painful knowledge. In Da's world, where rosebush cuttings and fresh peaches take first priority, knowledge can only oppress. By reinforcing the suffering of the lower class, teaching them about a better way of life they can never have, this knowledge ultimately spurs Charlie to leave Ireland for London and middle class success as a writer. But Da remains blissful in his ignorance...
...factor in the nation's disturbing rate of sexual violence against women and children. One of the movement's organizers and a leader of the weekly Manhattan tours is Susan Brownmiller, author of Against Our Will, which contends that rape is a social and political instrument to oppress women. Adds Psychologist Phyllis Chesler: "For years women have been reluctant to speak out against pornography for fear of being called prudes or bluestockings or evoking the ridicule...
Kennedy dispelled the tension by assuring the crowd he and his family would stay to hear a spokesman chosen by the demonstrators. Mark Smith '72-4, the spokesman, said "the limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress...
...Harvard/Radcliffe Racial Issues Study Group charged Harvard plays a key role in maintaining social attitudes which "oppress people on the basis of their national origin or color" in a report issued Monday...
Inflation will continue to oppress the nation, though prices will be rising at a somewhat lower rate at year's end than they...