Word: archaic
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...Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, homosexuals are prohibited from serving openly in any of the armed services. In the civilian world, this type of discrimination has long been considered unconstitutional; only in the military does this archaic and divisive attitude toward the gay community persist as a matter of protocol. The Pentagon’s refusal to alter its position concerning the service of homosexuals in the military is outrageous...
Although a requirement for history concentrators as well as a Historical Studies B Core course, History 10a lacks an audience, a theoretical underpinning, and a function. The class presumes to cover well over two thousand years of Western history, scrambling to rush from archaic Greece to late antiquity in one month of lectures, the Middle Ages in another month, and the early modern period in what remains. Its only exciting aspect, that it is co-taught by three specialists, proves not to be enough: lecturers, rather than offering original arguments, simply attempt to give centuries the coverage they deserve. This...
...wave of change that has swept Asia has affected nations eager to put their past behind them. In China's Nanjing, archaic buildings that housed "comfort women" will be dismantled to erect skyscrapers. Japan tried to whitewash its militaristic past by culling mention of the rape of Nanjing from history textbooks. Despite the Asian tendency to celebrate the new, many cities have resolved to preserve their traditions. We all need to salvage the best elements from our past before urbanization transforms historic and cultural sites beyond recognition. Victoria Ip Hong Kong...
...under the broiler, a steak fried in a pan. Scramble an egg; toss a salad. I think that the industrial food industry, the processed food industry, has spent a lot of money and has been very effective in convincing us that cooking is something difficult, some sort of archaic knowledge that is hard to unravel...
Although it appears that the committee’s discussion centered around Final Clubs, these archaic secret societies are likely to be the least affected by the changes. The new proposal, which would give “independent” groups limited access to space and resources, will likely seem unappealing to Final Clubs, which have plenty of space, money, and social capital. Ever since the University chose to no longer recognize Final Clubs, the private institutions have managed on their own, relying on the generosity of their alumni—and Harvard’s lack of social alternatives?...