Word: progressiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kerboom! a mini-racial fire storm erupted. Woods' remarks infuriated many African Americans who hailed his record-setting triumph at the Masters as a symbol of racial progress but see him as a traitor. To them Woods appeared to be running away from being an African American--a condition, they were quick to point out, that he himself had emphasized when he paid tribute to black golf pioneers Teddy Rhoades, Charlie Sifford and Lee Elder in his graceful victory speech. In a mirror image of Zoeller's constricted views, some blacks saw Woods' assertion of a multiracial identity...
...patients with diabetes and hypertension who fail to comply with their diet, exercise and medication regimens. What doctors who treat drug abuse should strive for, says Alan Leshner, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is not necessarily a cure but long-term care that controls the progress of the disease and alleviates its worst symptoms. "The occasional relapse is normal," he says, "and just an indication that more treatment is needed...
...Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Education is responsible for enforcing Title IX, and it has established three criteria for compliance: 1) a close correlation between the percentage of female athletes and the percentage of female students; 2) continual progress in the expansion of women's sports; or 3) matching athletic opportunities with the interests and abilities of female students. According to a recent analysis by USA Today, only 9 of 107 Division I-A schools (Air Force, Navy, Army, Georgia Tech, Washington State, Virginia Tech, Kansas, Utah and Washington) meet the first criterion, so the two more...
Latin America is making progress in politics and economics. Fears of communism are disappearing. The U.S. government should help the region by bringing more democracy, more liberty and more peace, not by selling weapons that can lead to more violence and an arms race. I hope the U.S. will be guided not by profit motives but by higher ideals. HIROYUKI ANDO Shizuoka, Japan...
...will continue to monitor the data to evaluate our progress on this issue; we will continue to speak with students to learn more of the 'reasons why' the disparity exists in certain programs..." Wright-Swadel wrote...