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...future, some observers feel, is that the Spaniards see Juan Carlos himself, not the monarchy, as the symbol of national unity and reconciliation. But Marichal says that the regional autonomy granted by the 1978 constitution has raised participation to a level that makes retrenchment unlikely. "Democracy is taking root in a way never seen before," he explains...
...seemingly shocking an occurrence--a professor coercing a student with the use of sexual pressure--can in fact be so pervasive. As Dzeich and Weiner understand, it is not enough simply to cry. "Faculty harassers are evil, universities are callous--this must be stopped!" One must try to root out the problem through understanding...
Another interesting point is that although the Harvard rooting section will consist only of parents, the many fans at the 5000 6000 seat facility will be UCLA supporters. Few Bruin supporters would ever find it in their hearts to root...
...Jackson, the capital and her home town, Millsaps College tossed a three-day "Southern literary festival" honoring the occasion. The affair drew pipe-smoking academics, fellow successful novelists and short-story writers, worshipful young writers-to-be, men who have had intimate relationships with plows, veiny-handed country women, root pullers-friends...
...this psychological line is inconsistently and unpersuasively developed. As a half-revised character, Bligh is emotionally becalming to the audience; it is hard to know whether to root for or against him, for or against Christian, who is mostly seen hanging about, looking puzzled...