Word: argument
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...directive] Guildhall last week, followed by videolink testimony to the Baker-Hamilton commission in Washington that's tasked with somehow extricating the U.S. from Iraq, makes me think Blair's remarkable self-belief, so often his most potent tool, is now clouding his judgment. The thrust of Blair's argument is that, to counter Islamic extremism, diplomacy needs a kick start. He wants a "whole Middle East strategy," grounded first of all in a robust drive by the U.S. to make peace between Israel and Palestine, but including enhanced dialogue with Syria and Iran as long as they behave better...
Fortunately, the curricular review’s Committee to Review the Teaching of Writing and Speaking made recommendations to remedy the situation. The committee advocated adding course offerings in public speaking, debate, and oral argument and integrating oral assignments and instruction into c urrent courses. The report also advocated hiring professors to teach these courses and the creation of a writing and speaking center to integrate and streamline Harvard’s scattered resources on these subjects...
...economics textbooks, while other students socialize. Unlike the often explicitly negative labels placed on Latino and black students, on the surface the Asian-American is a ‘model minority.’ Since Asians are doing so well in getting into college and getting jobs, the argument runs, they don’t need the lip-service respect paid to other minorities. Several white students at dinner in one of the House dining halls, who asked not to be named, offered their own takes on the stereotype. One said, “Well, they’re science...
Staring directly into the eyes of Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Harvard Law School (HLS) student Cassandra H. Welch calmly began her argument in a case that pitted two cosmetic corporations against one another...
Following 90 minutes of oral argument, the judges praised the plaintiffs for the best written legal briefs and the defendants for presenting the best overall case...