Word: assertation
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...more aware of poetry, which just seems to have to do with certain cultural values,” says Holden. “For instance…almost anybody in Russia can quote poems. They all know Pushkin poems by heart.” “I would assert that it’s partly an educational issue” adds Vasiliauskas. “I think what education can do is to cultivate a willingness to slow down and to show that [poetry] is pleasurable.” However, despite their hopes for the future, many of these...
...others” invest in alternatives because the company’s bylaws mandate that its main focus be hydrocarbons. The company is owned by the Saudi government. When asked by an audience member about restricting oil production to curb global warming, Jum’ah asserted that this would be disastrous. “Restricting production means people who need energy are not going to get it,” he said. Instead, Jum’ah said, efforts should be focused on making oil production “cleaner and more user friendly.” His answer...
...House report on stem cell science that, they claim, has misrepresented their studies on alternatives for research using human embryonic cells. Published by the United States Domestic Policy Council (DPC) on Jan. 9, the report on “Advancing Stem Cell Science Without Destroying Human Life” asserted that the results of the scientists’ research emphasized the possibility of “creating cell lines for the study and treatment of disease without the many ethical dilemmas associated with the creation and destruction of embryos.” In a letter addressed to two Congressmen, Assistant...
...Assert your Commander-in-Chief authority. In prime time, Bush put more of an onus on Iraqi officials to secure their country while announcing a hike in U.S. troop strength and contending that the U.S. cannot afford to fail. House and Senate Democrats put forward plans to rein him in through the pressure of a bipartisan resolution and harsh scrutiny of the budget request for what they called an "escalation." However, White House officials say the President will not be deterred. They know that Democrats will not cut off funds if doing so could hurt troops, and the Democrats admit...
...that should be decided by popular opinion. As the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) rightly ruled in 2004, marriage is a civil right, not a matter of state policy. The proposed amendment is fundamentally an exercise in anti-gay prejudice, not popular empowerment, as its supporters constantly (and deceivingly) assert. To place the proposed constitutional ban of gay marriage on the ballot—essentially, to appeal basic civil rights to popular approval—would surely not be a triumph of democracy: it would be a failure of it.Further, the pro-referendum movement’s claims...