Word: attained
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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During the last few years the writers of English-but more especially those of America-have, by submitting themselves to French influence, produced some creditable short stories, with which French literature abounds. This is exactly what all writers of English, who hope to attain excellence of literary form, should do; for only by contagion can this excellent characteristic be acquired. What we most need is not an education for genius-that we already possess-but we do need to gain this preciseness of form which is so admirable in French literature...
Special certificates are to be awarded at the end of the year's work to men who attain a certain standing, and also to men who do conscientious work in the courses, though they may fail of high standing...
...membership in which every man, who can sing at all, should compete. The club has been at some difficulty since the Faculty stopped its Christmas trip, in developing the best organization that the University can produce. Yet last year it was highly successful. This season it wishes to attain at least its usual excellence and in its endeavour to do so should receive from each student whatever aid he can lend. Those who can sing can best give aid by taking part in the trial tonight...
...reasons for existence of large European navies do not apply to us: Nation LXII, 47.- (1) We have no colonial interests conflicting with those of other American or European nations.- (2) There is no balance of power to be maintained in America as in Europe.- (f) United States can attain greatness without large armaments: Nation...
...problem is not different from that which confronted Jesus. No man is right, moral or ethical, whose life has not been a sacrifice whereby the world may attain to perfection. The Christian is the man who makes the problem of his life the bearing away of the sin of the world. This is not the denial of life, but the denial of self. The things of life are made sacred by being consecrated to the common good. By sacrifice the life is saved, and made morally whole. Human progress has tracked its every step in the blood of those...