Word: argumentative
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...that sense, a unified document in music—not just another case of “slap on another voice to old tracks.” Then again, it was promoted/sold heavily at Starbucks, so I’ll buy into your anti-commercial argument. But for both Charles wins, this isn’t a case of “bad” awardsmanship as much as horrible nominations. I mean, Los Lonely Boys “Heaven” and Usher’s “Yeah!” may have their individual merits...
Appiah’s father was a Ghanaian independence leader; his mother, Peggy Cripps, was the daughter of a British knight. Of his own many identities—a U.S. citizen, an African-American, a gay man—Appiah refuses to prioritize any one in particular. Echoing his argument in “The Ethics of Identity,” Appiah told me he believes no identity should be “determinative of absolutely every choice” one has to make...
Perhaps there has been a move in the American university system away from fact-based learning—and perhaps Douthat is right that this trend is not a positive one. He may even make an argument for increased control over grades or more direction for confused undergraduates faced with a massive course catalog and no idea where to start. But these flaws are pervasive, not unique to Harvard, and tossing in the Harvard name to attract attention is cheap journalism...
...sentenced him to 30 years in prison. While the defense tried to argue that the drugs caused him to become “intoxicated” and act in a way he otherwise never would have, the jury rejected this notion and sided with the prosecution’s argument that the Zoloft defense was a smokescreen and that the boy’s intense anger promulgated his actions. The Pittman case would have immediately been thrown out a few years ago, but recent developments have catapulted this case and others like it to the national stage...
...With Dead Man Walking I had to put my trowel in the ground and go through rock, shale and stone to make every argument. Now the bookstores are packed, and they're sold...