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Travel: The Wild New West

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A family trip to Moab, UT, is described. Moab offers a mixed culture and a variety of attractions for the visitor. Activities include visiting movie locations, hiking up Hunter Canyonand other slot canyons, camping in Kane Springs Canyon and hunting for fossils.

Author: Ricks, Thomas E.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1999
Utah, Description and travel, Outdoor recreation, Moab, Utah

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The widening gap between the military and society

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Many military recruits see themselves as better than civilians, more disciplined and moral, and many identify with the right wing, which could present a danger to democracy. The elimination of the draft and other factors helped contribute to the situation.

Author: Ricks, Thomas E.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
Psychological aspects, Political aspects, United States. Marine Corps

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The Great Society in camouflage

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The contemporary armed forces reflect a healthy combination of conservative accountability and experimental diversity. This has resulted in legitimizing ideas that would seem radical outside the military and radically decreasing racism in the ranks.

Author: Ricks, Thomas E.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1996
Social aspects, Human resource management, Prevention, Demographic aspects, Armed Forces, Race discrimination, United States. Department of Defense, Military dependents

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