Word: reade
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Butcher of Bangui's" reign of torture was ended by a French-backed coup in 1979. He should have read Thomas Wolfe while living in opulent exile near Paris: returning home in 1986, he was arrested, then tried. He is under house arrest for life...
...They are learning how to learn," Smith explains. "They end up dealing comfortably with maps and the ability to decode information from maps, to use an atlas, read latitude and longitude." The class accomplishes this in an atmosphere of controlled chaos. Students throw questions at one another as they pore over their material. "Does Tasmania belong to Australia?" shouts one student. "Since Greenland belongs to Denmark, does that make Copenhagen its capital?" asks another of no one in particular...
...embarrassing and disquieting as the latest news was, it's a safe bet that President Corazon Aquino took in the headlines with astonishing equanimity. On a recent morning in Manila, seated across from me in the calm of her office, the President confessed that she only read the front pages of eight papers. Her explanation was vintage Cory: "I want to start out the day feeling very positive and confident...
Looking forward to life after the presidency, a remarkably sanguine Aquino gamely offers to provide tea and sympathy to other novice world leaders who find themselves presiding over similar difficult political transitions. Says she: "Whenever I read about the problems of these new democratic leaders, I say oh-oh, you are just entering Grade 1. Wait and see what you are up against...
...this time I was not so awestruck. Instead, I stopped and carefully read the poster. It asked for students interested in an experiment studying the effects of cholesterol on sleep patterns. This test involved the use of cholesterol-reducing drugs...