Word: attestations
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...thank you for your article about modern-day nuns. As a 19-year-old who is seriously considering convent life, I can attest to the efficacy of blogs and e-mail in giving prospective sisters a more accurate view of the consecrated life. Your article presented sisterhood in a fair and accessible way, highlighting both the cultural as well as religious aspects. At a time in my life when I am starting to get the courage to tell people about my future plans, seeing this article helped me feel more comfortable with my relatively uncommon potential career path. I appreciated...
...quite secretive. If universities want to make “holistic” admissions decisions, that is certainly their prerogative. In fact it is probably the only way to build a campus that doesn’t stink of depression as a quick visit to Caltech or MIT will attest...
There is a fine line between subjectivity and systematic exclusivity, and the comments documented by Golden attest to how easily the former can lead to the latter when the process loses transparency and accountability. We sacrifice meritocracy because of our belief in the merit of diversity, but it is our responsibility to ensure that this diversity is not used to justify a convenient elitism...
...wait for its tour of Sydney and Brisbane next year, there's Gregory's cleverly designed large-format book - as blocky as one of Arkley's hand-sprayed chairs. He'd surely approve. As his studio notebooks - and disco-colored De Stijl installation Muzak Mural-Chair Tableau, 1980-81 - attest, Arkley's vision couldn't be contained by the gallery wall. At various times he envisaged a home handyman show, inspired by the hardware stores near where he lived in suburban Oakleigh, and even started to design his own limited-edition furniture and crockery. Arkley was only half tongue...
...eliminating any threats, but this, paradoxically, only increases his constituents’ desire to change leaders. Shakespeare understood this well, as readers of “Julius Caesar,” “Richard II,” and “Richard III” can attest. “All the King’s Men” shows the rise and fall of a charismatic populist unable to handle the mechanisms of real power...