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Larry Kramer Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer Controversial writer and activist Larry Kramer (born 1935), is known primarily for his criticism of political figures, media, and medical organizations for their poor response to the AIDS epidemic. Through his writing and speaking he has stirred controversy within the gay community,... Read more
functionalism functionalism
functionalism in anthropology and sociology, a theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term survival. It was supported by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in the late 19th cent., a reaction against... Read more
Lani Guinier Lani Guinier
Lani Guinier 1950– Activist, lawyer, educator, writer Identity “Forged” in New York City Dedicated to Public Service Ideas Inspired Controversy A Late Defense Emerged a Hero in Activism Selected writings Sources Lani Guinier’s moment in the history of American government... Read more
Day trading Day trading
DAY TRADING As one of the new economy's most popular pastimes, day trading generated intense emotions from supporters and detractors alike, and the practice was the source of much controversy. Sometimes referred to with derision as "recreational trading," day trading is a form of stock market... Read more
Open education Open education
OPEN EDUCATION Open education refers to a philosophy, a set of practices, and a reform movement in early childhood and elementary education that flourished in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States. It received support from similar work that had been developing for many years in... Read more
Less-Lethal Weapons Technology Less-Lethal Weapons Technology
Less-Lethal Weapons Technology ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT Less-lethal weapons are tools and techniques designed for riot control and other security functions with the intention of neutralizing hostile activity without killing or causing permanent bodily harm. Varieties of less-lethal... Read more
Catherine Malfitano Catherine Malfitano
Catherine Malfitano Opera singer American soprano Catherine Malfitano is one of opera's most daring stars. Indelibly associated with a stirring, vixenish performance in Richard Strauss's Salome in the 1990s, Malfitano has made a career of choosing dramatic, highly charged roles, and... Read more
Edward W. Said Edward W. Said
Edward W. Said The American writer and academic Edward Said (1935–2003) has been ranked among the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, with much of the field of postcolonial studies springing directly or indirectly from his ideas. He was also an intellectual in action,... Read more
Samuel Wilberforce Samuel Wilberforce
Samuel Wilberforce , 1805-73, English prelate; son of William Wilberforce. In 1845 he became bishop of Oxford. He did not support the Oxford movement ; instead, he attempted to hold a middle course between the High Church and Low Church factions. As a signer of the remonstrance against the... Read more
rap music rap music
rap music or hip-hop, genre originating in the mid-1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York City, at first associated with an athletic style of dancing, known as breakdancing. The word rap, derived from a 1960s slang word for conversation, generally consists of chanted, often... Read more

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