Word: second-class
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...blackened with coal grit. We fill the thermos hooked under the table from a water boiler down the hall. In Russia, a local car, which we are forbidden to enter, hitches onto out tail. Other than that secret compartment, we may stroll the length of the train, peeping into second-class berths (fancy slipcovers) and first (two beds, an armchair, a hose shower, and a private toilet). Even in third class, however, there is toilet paper, a genuine luxury...
...that, despite his disclaimer, this implies a connection to his position, one which is unfortunately emphasized by the fact it is in Behavioral Sciences and Psychology in general had done so much damage to gays and lesbians, reinforcing the myths that homosexuals are abnormal, sick, dangerous and deserving of second-class treatment. For example, the Immigration and Naturalization Service routinely refused admission to this country to homosexuals on the grounds of "psychopathic personality" and only recently--possibly temporarily--changed their policy. Gay and lesbian parents are routinely refused custody of their children on the grounds of "perversion" Unfortunately, most homosexuals...
...price of not becoming proficient in the language of your country is to be patronized, denied opportunities and perceived as a second-class citizen...
...saying. "We've learned to sort of coexist." But he says that a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible can be dangerous. "There are people who can look at the Bible and attempt to prove that any people who are not white. Aryan people were intended by God to be second-class citizens...
...prestigious University of California system, an academic powerhouse of nine branches, including Berkeley and U.C.L.A., Cal State evolved as a collection of teacher colleges in such cities as San Jose, Chico and Fresno. Partly because it emphasizes teaching instead of research, Cal State has been treated as a second-class organization. Money and a slight inferiority complex have not been its only problems. At a time when job security is poor and tenure is an impossible dream to many young academics all over the country...