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Word: contentions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...historical content too the Cartoon History shows the acute attention to detail and penchant for amusing but pertinent sidetracks that characterizes the self-educated layperson. Historians tend to either bog down in superfluous facts or theorize their subjects into oblivion. Gonick, however, knows how to set up a the basics of a culture and then fill in the reader's knowledge with tantalizing facts. His footnotes (three panels at the bottom of the page set off with a foot drawing an asterix), which he uses to give background or explain historical controversies (such as the Egyptian version of the Trojan...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: 4,500,000,000 Years in 350 pages | 12/13/1990 | See Source »

Kinko's Copies has officially stated that it will print without regard to content and that the employee issue will be dealt with internally. The Crimson should be satisfied by this course of action...

Author: By Daniel J. Lehman, | Title: Respect Conscientious Objectors | 12/13/1990 | See Source »

Before we can approach these difficult questions, it is important to understand the basics of censorship--the forceful suppression of ideas based on their content...

Author: By Albert Y. Hsia, | Title: Business Should Come First | 12/12/1990 | See Source »

...opening a storefront, Kinko's makes an informal contract with the community to produce facsimiles for its customers, regardless of content (save copyright and First Amendment restrictions). Thus, the situation becomes as clear-cut as Skokie or Deep Throat...

Author: By Albert Y. Hsia, | Title: Business Should Come First | 12/12/1990 | See Source »

Harvard is content with being the best in many things. Students do not want to jeopardize their position...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: No More Jeers for No Cheers | 12/12/1990 | See Source »

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