Word: acceptibility
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...editors: Lucy M. Caldwell ’09 dismissed a powerful and insightful speaker in her last column, “The Politics of Porn” (Dec. 4). Even if we accept, as Caldwell reminds us, that women are not forced to star in porn, this does not permit us to consume porn without regard for how these women are treated or how their work affects them both physically and psychologically. “Dines’ concern is tantamount to worrying over the burger-flippers of the world, who are victims of the fast-food industry...
Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 said that since the new program could boost Harvard’s yield—the number of admitted students who matriculate—the admissions office may accept a smaller class this year...
...Shahrazad” picks up right where the famous “One Thousand and One Nights” leaves off, and attempts to uncover the obscurity behind Shahrazad, the mysterious woman, who captivates the king with her stories for over three years. “If we accept that Shahrazad had enough knowledge and enchantment in her to weave rapturous stories for three years non-stop, and that she acquired this knowledge despite the fact that she was raised behind the tall walls of a palace like all the other chaste Muslim girls, then who or what...
...going out of business; in the past year Major League Baseball and the Google Video Store have both discontinued their proprietary DRM video services, leaving paying customers high-and-dry with useless video files. Consumers rejected a move several years ago to include DRM on music CDs; will we accept these restrictions on our entire library of books...
...Despite the moral support they lend to those pushing the U.S. to accept stronger action, Gore, Kerry and the rest of the shadow U.S. delegation are ultimately powerless to affect the outcome at Bali - the fate of the negotiations remains in the hands of President Bush and his negotiators. Toward the end of his speech Gore, with his customary taste for the eccentric analogy, invoked the hockey player Bobby Hull, who Gore said was skilled because he sent the puck, not where his teammates were, but where they would be. "You have to look to where we're going...