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...larger book we eventually published, did not appear for another six years. During that time, the collection—which publishers kept saying would be too expensive to produce and would have a market limited to Harvard graduates—was rejected for publication by Oxford University Press, Beacon Press, the University of Massachusetts Press, the University of Illinois Press, Northeastern University Press, New York University Press and for a second time by Harvard University Press...
...throw parties in and around Harvard Square should be welcomed, not chastised. Indeed, the final clubs often generously open up their parties to non-members, thereby subsidizing enjoyable evenings out for many students and not just members. But even leaving aside the fact that final clubs provide a rare beacon of light in Harvard’s dour social scene, the University must avoid the immoral and illegal temptation to interfere overbearingly in the private affairs of any organization, regardless of its supposedly oligarchic admissions policies...
...founded in the wake of World War II to prevent future wars by creating a set of geopolitical rules, and the forums and mechanisms for enforcing them. Hence the Secretary General's diplomat-in-chief role. But the U.N. also had a higher purpose - to serve as a beacon of hope to a battered world. Hope that a better world can be built. Hope that no matter how deep our political and cultural differences, all of humanity could share noble goals. And that by reminding ourselves of those shared goals, we create the possibility of a global community...
...blind or lame so that I could never be attracted to another man and have gay sex.” When he couldn’t change himself, Smith says, he felt extremely depressed. But when he heard of the ex-gay movement, it was “a beacon of hope...
...forward in coming to terms with this tragedy, we must be mindful of what America stands for in the world. This is and must remain a country of liberty, of human rights, a land with a rational and intelligent constitution which has been a beacon to the rest of the world. It is the country of hope and the future where all the most diverse cultures of the world have found fertile and nurturing soil to develop themselves and contribute to the well-being of mankind. It is a land where the unusual creativity of individuals is rewarded, where laws...