Scholastic Update articles from November 1991

Scholastic Update archives from November 1991

A new day in court. (United States Supreme Court) (Cover Story)
November 1, 1991... We know less about them than we know about our favorite television stars. We rarely read their names in newspaper headlines, or see them interviewed on the news. Most Americans, in fact, don't even know their names. And yet, some experts...

Changing of the guard. (contrasting viewpoints in the Supreme Court)
November 1, 1991... This August, Justice Thurgood Marshall announed that he would resign his seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. At the age of 83, he said, he was simply "getting old and falling apart." But while Marshall's resignation didn't surprise...

A court watcher's guide. (United States Supreme Court) (Special Report)
November 1, 1991... The new Supreme Court has a solid conservative majority in hand for the first time in more than a generation. In the coming years, the nine Justices will likely return to controversial issues that the previous liberal Court had shaped during...

What place for God? (freedom of religion)
November 1, 1991... It was one of the best-attended graduations Nathan Bishop Middle School had ever held. The auditorium was packed: nervous students, proud parents and relatives, beaming teachers crammed together in the June heat. Fourteen-year-old Debbie...

A national drama. (Senate investigation of Clarence Thomas)
November 1, 1991... As this issue of UPDATE went to press, millions of Americans were riveted to their television screens watching the real-life drama of a Supreme Court nomination. Just two days before the U.S. Senate was due to vote on whether to confirm or...

Chaos at dawn. (Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor)
November 15, 1991... AT 7:00 ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, 39-year-old Mitsuo Fuchida, one of Japan's most celebrated bomber pilots, soared through the billowy clouds above the Pacific Ocean. He switched on the radio of his Nakajima-97 bomber and listened to...

Who owns the past? (US and Japanese perspectives on Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor)(includes related article)
November 15, 1991... The basic facts of history don't change. George Washington was the first President of the United States. The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. But there's...

Trade imbalance. (US and Japan)
November 15, 1991... Since the early 1980s, no subject has caused more friction between the U.S. and Japan than foreign trade. American consumers have a healthy appetite for Japanese products, like cars, TV sets, and CD players. But Americans spent $350...

Defense spending. (US and Japan)
November 15, 1991... When Iraqi troops stormed into Kuwait in August 1990, President Bush called on America's allies to join the fight against the invaders. But while France, Great Britain, and 28 other countries responded to the President's plea by sending...

Environment. (US and Japan's environmental policy)
November 15, 1991... Every March, a fleet of 450 Japanese fishing trawlers churns into the north Pacific Ocean on a six-month mission to catch sea bass and squid for hungry consumers at home. But how the Japanese boats go about harvesting their catch has sparked a...

The battle over the next generation of television. (home entertainment and electronics market)
November 15, 1991... Imagine coming home from school, sitting down at your family's computer, whose huge screen doubles as a TV set, and saying, "What's new?" Recognizing your voice, this machine would instantly barrage you with a flow of images, clips, and...

Islands in the storm. (US-Japanese relations and the bombing of Pearl Harbor)
November 15, 1991... HONOLULU, Hawaii--When the solemn observances of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are over this December 7, the American survivors will hold a final banquet at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The hotel is owned by a...

Coming here, going there. (opinions of US and Japanese exchange students)
November 15, 1991... Tomoko Ishibashi, 18 In Japan, high school students are prohibited from doing many things. We must wear uniforms, we cannot wear makeup, we cannot group our nails--even our hairstyles are determined by our schools. But in...

Take me out to the Kyujyo. (baseball in Japan)
November 15, 1991... Sony Walkmans, Toyota cars, and Nintendo video games are all Japanese exports that Americans have come to know and love. But in Japan, there is an American import that inspires more passion than all of those: baseball. Officially,...

Building a home away from home. (Japanese families in the US)
November 15, 1991... At first glance, it could be a high school cafeterie anywhere in the country. The food choices range from hot dogs to the day's special, tortellni. Boys and girls cluster at different tables. The noise level equals the robust appetites. ...