Word: speakers
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...chief architect of the victory of World War II was Winston Churchill. The only Allied leader with military experience in the field as well as experience in government, he was also a superb communicator. Perhaps his finest contribution was his matchless power as a speaker, e.g., his stunning statement at Fulton, Mo., about "the Iron Curtain" that Joseph Stalin was dropping across Eastern Europe, and the unforgettable, even more crucial speech he made before the expected Nazi invasion of Britain: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields...
This Thursday afternoon the e-Cards crew is sitting around a conference table, trying to make one another laugh. Today's subjects are office humor and holidays in February. A "Valentine's Day, My Ass" card for lonely hearts? Possibly. A motivational groundhog speaker? Probably. A support group for obscure Presidents? "'I passed the Smoot-Hawley tariff, but do I even get a tire ad?'" Absolutely...
Robert La Tremouille was the only speaker who spoke against the ordinance, arguing that one section should be amended. If passed as is, La Tremouille said, the ordinance would eliminate the current protection against new signs in residential East Harvard Square...
...hearing, Tom Mauser was the only speaker who did not focus on the loss of his son. Instead, Mauser talked about guns. "I want you to consider," he told the courtroom, "that we lose an average of 13 young lives every day to gunshots. Every day. Every...
...course, it is difficult to respond to such a question without understanding which issues exactly are "women's issues." Thankfully, a nice little trope was thrown about throughout the evening--apparently "sexism, sexual harassment and sexual assault" are women's issues. Additionally, one speaker indicated that she was concerned about the availability of "emotional support" for women on campus. And another complained that now that Radcliffe's facilities might no longer be accessible, women might have to worry that "people would barge into the JCR" during their meetings...