Chapter 42: The American People Face a New Century
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Biosphere
| the earth's entire network of living plants and organisms, conceived as an interconnected whole.
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Black conservatism
| based largely on African-American scholar Shelby Steele's book, The Content of Our Character, a controversial call in the 1990's and into the new century for black self-reliance rather than "special entitlements."
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corporate scandals
| at such large corporations as Enron and WorldCom which shook the American public's confidence in what had seemed to be a stable, wealthy economy.
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human genome project
| a 2003, $3 billion project which established the DNA sequencing of the 30,000 human genes; termed the "holy grail" of genetics.
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nuclear family
| a parent or parents and their immediate offspring.
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Undocumented
| lacking official certification of status as a legal immigrant or resident alien. |
