Word: argument
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...ranks with the conservative Right in opposing gay marriage. They say gay rights are not the same as civil rights. They accuse gays and lesbians of "hijacking" the civil rights movement for their homosexual agenda. They say it's unholy and unnatural. But it's for perhaps that last argument alone that, as the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court mulls a challenge to an old state law now being used to prohibit out-of-state homosexual couples from wedding there, black Americans should sympathize with gays and lesbians who want to marry...
...years. Last year, they paid just j350 for all their utilities combined, including water. Plus, they earned €2,200 for the power they supplied to badenova. "We're not eco-fanatics, but it was love at first sight when we saw the house," says Ewen, "and the ecological argument was another reason to buy." Disch himself is completely sold on solar. "The idea of solar power is more widespread now," he says. "Our customers come to us with much more knowledge and clearer ideas about what they want. I won't build traditional buildings anymore." Still, Freiburg will need...
...Steven Cohen, a former Bill and Hillary Clinton press aide, even says it could help her do so. "For the viewing public to hear the phrase 'Madam President,'" he says, "certainly goes a great deal in getting people comfortable with the idea." (That may be a tad extreme. The argument assumes, on the one hand, that people weren't already willing to elect a woman and ignores, on the other, that CiC's viewership of 15 million or 16 million does not quite reach Ross Perot's tally...
What is important to note in Bowen and Bok’s argument in their choice of vocabulary. The idea isn’t to assemble an entering class with a variety of racial identities, but rather with “a wide diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and talents.” The first two of these three characteristics are certainly shaped by race, but they are not encapsulated by it. Rather, it’s an applicant’s background—in the broadest sense—with which the admissions process ought to be concerned...
...engaging in democratic elections. The reason is clear: an honest, passion-free, and inordinate discourse between numerous sects and ethnic and religious groups is a crucial prerequisite for the success of such daunting national tasks. The kind of debate that exists today in Iraq is more like a meaningless argument between grieving widows.For now, the administration’s success in cleaning up the mess it caused in Iraq is contingent upon its success in the delineation of defensible borders for Iraqi cities, towns, and villages to minimize the damage caused by insurgents and terrorists. To achieve that, America...