Word: attainability
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...place that will fill us with high and noble purposes and give us the tactics we need for assembling power. It is instead the first job of education to make us unsure of ourselves, to bring the questions into relief before the answers are apparent, in order to attain the clear vision that only comes after a long period of uncertainty and error. The university makes us test our received beliefs and give up our comfortable intuitions, so that when we do venture into the unsafe world beyond the gates, we can do so with the full confidence...
Given the cost, it's no wonder those who succeed attain hero status among their peers. The veterans love to spin dramatic yarns about an 83-year-old barrel racer who competed while legally blind, a one-armed calf roper, and a 66-year-old bronco rider who managed to beat a group of 20-year-olds. Pride motivates the tales, especially because the current crop of rodeo seniors considers itself the last generation to hone its skills by working on ranches rather than at specialized roping schools or college rodeos. "So many people get older and begin to shut...
...fact is that many Americans don't have the genetic makeup to develop a visible six-pack. They are either unable to attain the requisite muscle mass or they can't lose enough fat to make a difference. Even if the underlying musculature is well developed, all it takes to obscure it is a layer of fat one-sixteenth of an inch thick. That's enough to exclude most healthy women as well as plenty of guys who do crunches every...
...political joke goes like this: Anybody under 30 who isn’t a Democrat has no heart, but anybody over 30 who isn’t a Republican has no brain. I have no quarrel with the second half of that statement (although I wish people would attain political enlightenment at a younger age). The first bit bothers me, though. It’s a perfect example of the false perception that Republicans are a cabal of heartless millionaires who don’t give a damn about anything but their bank accounts...
...seems unlikely Strauss-Kahn risks worse than minor charges - and embarrassment - from the scandals, though his return to government before the elections still seems remote. His continuing popularity keeps alive the possibility of appointment as Prime Minister - but to attain that post, Strauss-Kahn must first help his Socialist-led coalition to win next year's electoral battle...