Word: abstraction
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...says was prompted by questions from students who urged military intervention in war-torn Bosnia and Darfur. The result is spectacular. Kennedy’s book is extremely nuanced, as it should be, given his subject. And the prose is immensely readable: clearly expressed, full of examples to highlight abstract points, and organized so well that it allows readers to easily understand the framework of Kennedy’s arguments. He begins by asserting that current international laws governing warfare were made for a different time. Today, it’s hard to say when war begins and when...
Kennedy’s book is extremely nuanced, as it should be, given his subject. And the prose is immensely readable: clearly expressed, full of examples to highlight abstract points, and organized so well that it allows readers to easily understand the framework of Kennedy’s arguments...
...quite. It turned out that Great Powers have wildly diverging interests. They may oppose war in the abstract, but they have other priorities too. Italy coveted Abyssinia. Germany wanted to rearm and reconquer. Japan sought control of Asia...
Mathematics: Quite a tempting department, I have to say, especially Math 122 “Abstract Algebra I: Theory of Groups and Vector Spaces.” Wait, I have no idea what I just typed. I only know it was dripping with sarcasm. Math + Sara = danger...
...case, the expectations are ridiculous. He transcends the racial divide so effortlessly that it seems reasonable to expect that he can bridge all the other divisions--and answer all the impossible questions--plaguing American public life. He encourages those expectations by promising great things--at least, in the abstract. "This country is ready for a transformative politics of the sort that John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt represented," he told me. But those were politicians who had big ideas or were willing to take big risks, and so far, Barack Obama hasn't done much of either. With...