Word: aims
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Most upsetting, however, is Choi's definition of the aim of liberal education as the production of a "whole human being... whose soul has come to rest." I think an education that produced a soul at rest would be horrifying. A liberal education should produce a soul always in motion, always striving, always reaching--a soul trying every day to be better than it was the day before...
...aim was to help prepare the I.N.C. to form the basis of a new political system once Saddam was removed from power, by whatever means. I.N.C. representatives received plenty of U.S. diplomatic backing, with I.N.C. delegations meeting Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Vice President Al Gore and, as recently as April, U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright. But the symbolic support was never backed by significant cash infusions. One opposition figure calls the funds for the I.N.C. a "joke," less than 5% of what he says it needed to overthrow Saddam...
Clark says he would like to do more to reaffirm the importance of research to the school and increase cooperation between HBS and Harvard's other schools with that aim in mind...
...world of science, confusion is often a sign of progress, and this may prove to be the case here. "The best," predicts Washington University neuropathologist Dr. Leonard Berg, "is yet to come." Already researchers are rushing to develop compounds that take aim at the tau and beta-amyloid proteins. They are also re-examining existing drugs that may offer therapeutic pportunities. Some experts, for example, speculate that antioxidants such as vitamin E and anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen could help shield neurons from chemical damage. Others have seized on tantalizing hints that the female hormone estrogen may delay the onset...
...stop is likely to be an Internet TV, followed by a $500 network computer, online video gaming machines and Net-surfing cell phones. Organized around a powerhouse electronics alliance that includes just about everyone but Microsoft (Sony, NEC, Nintendo and IBM are supporting the venture), the company has one aim: to use the Internet to make Microsoft Windows irrelevant...