Word: abyss
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Before we touched it, we charted it. Before we charted it, we named it. Before we named it, we looked up to it. And we always will. Humans have gazed above and sought to learn more about the massive abyss that looms over us—space—and the gas and particles that sprinkle the sky with stars. Although we know that risks abound with any exploration of this magnitude, tragedies as a result of space journey become no less poignant when they occur...
...nixing of Maxim is Ally's first victory in what may be a long crusade. "We're starting with Wal-Mart," he says. "They're not our only target. We want to try to slow down this slide into the moral abyss that America...
...that distributes heat around the world. As this warm water moves north, evaporation makes it saltier and heavier. By the time the stream has reached the far northern waters between Norway and Greenland it has given up most of its heat, and this salty, heavy water plunges into the abyss, pulling more water behind...
...worked," says the father, a tombstone carver. "I had to buy a book so I could give him some answers." Eleven years later, the son was still groping for answers, this time to a much larger question: how to save a world that he felt was headed for the abyss. Last month, Adamec made up his mind. On March 6, he walked to Wenceslas Square in Prague, climbed the steps of the National Museum, doused himself with gasoline and lit a match. Passersby rushed to his aid, putting out the flames with coats and a fire extinguisher. But paramedics couldn...
...with preregistration tabled, it is more important than ever to address the underlying concerns that allowed us to reach the edge of this pedagogical abyss. Preregistration was only a makeshift solution to such fundamental problems as the poor quality of concentration advising, the misallocation of classroom space and the decreasing number of available teaching assistants. While we are certain that these issues will be addressed in the upcoming curricular review, in the interim the administration should take action to address these issues...