Word: accomplishing
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When I decided to run for a position on the Undergraduate Council, it was with the expectation that such an organization could accomplish a great deal. I saw the Council as representing in a unified body a diversity of student ideas and interests. What is gradually evolving as the policy of the Undergraduate Council, however, represents nothing of the sort...
...Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968): A lurch at comedy. I didn't accomplish it very well...
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the meet for the Crimson was its ability to sweep the sprint events, something which Harvard is usually unable to accomplish. Junior Tracy Black and sophomore Diane Smith notched victories in the 50-meter freestyle and the 50-meter butterfly, respectively. In addition, Harvard swimmers placed second and third in both events...
VIETNAM VETERANS never captured the hearts or minds of the American people, but earlier this month they demonstrated both their pride and hurt in an attempt at emotional revisionism through architecture The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, dedicated last week, tries to accomplish what few in the United States were and are willing to do--honor Vietnam veterans for fighting a national war without adding the ever-present, damning asterisk that the U S neither wanted nor won that conflict...
...that attitudes such as these accomplish is to group people with disabilities together in a composite image called "the disabled," assigning them a secondary role outside society. Behind their praise for "courage" and "achievements" is the message that when we do break into mainstream society we are only there because of some superior personal qualities, not because that is our rightful place as human beings. Attitudinal barriers often stem from discomfort and fear, and create a barrier for which there is no ready solution. Underneath them is a wish to avoid contact with people with disabilities, perhaps out of fear...