Word: assertively
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...optimist would argue that we are finding common ground, connecting on a deeper level where we don’t feel the need to hide behind our public facades. In telling stories, we assert our existence, forcing our friends to acknowledge that we have important stories to tell...
...hearing, Winokur continued to assert that Enron’s board was misled. He said his greatest regret was that the board had not been warned about the company’s problems before it collapsed...
...longer in foul trouble, Peljto began to assert herself in the paint, scoring eight of her 10 points in the second half of the game...
...authors assert that a number of factors, including universities’ response to the Vietnam War and the campus turmoil of the 1960s. The rise of the concept of “student as consumer” in the 1980s, when students and parents began to see education as a product and grades as indicative of its quality, also contributed to grade inflation...
Theologian John Milbank, whom you profiled as one of your innovative thinkers [INNOVATORS, Dec. 17], claims that there is no universal truth, as some philosophers assert, yet he uses this to "prove" that Christianity is the true creed. Milbank, like many philosophers, thinks he has found a way out, an answer to everything, but he is obviously still in the fight to prove his religion right. The truth is, he has not proved anything, and nobody ever will. We simply need to enjoy the wonders of life, feeling good and loving and helping others. Thought isn't for getting somewhere...