Word: belief
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...spirit and the focus is extremely hard. We know that we were trying to do something that is very ambitious because we have a big cast, and so everyone is trying to deliver their best. To work together for five years is extremely hard, so you need the belief that we're really doing something. Even the cast needs to believe in something. Of course during the five years, some people will lose their faith and they have to leave, and some people will join in. We were supposed to be shooting the Eros project in Shanghai during the SARS...
...right direction; however, until we move all varsity sports to adequate facilities over the River, the MAC will remain a sub par facility for students,” Undergraduate Council president Matthew W. Mahan ’05 wrote in an e-mail. “Contrary to popular belief, there is actually enough space in the MAC—the problem is that a lot of it is occupied by coaches’ offices and varsity practice space, which is something that Allston planning must address...
...telling the truth, the damage to rape survivors may already be done. Reporting a rape is a complicated act, and many survivors are hesitant to discuss it. The Department of Justice found that many women choose not to report rapes and sexual assaults because of the “belief that the victim was herself responsible, fear of social consequences, and the belief that the police would be ineffective.” The Bryant case has only confirmed these fears are well-founded...
This court case is unusually complicated and should be considered the exception rather than the rule. But the way this case has played out so far has only made it much more challenging for future victims of assault to hold on to the one belief that can empower them to come forward—the belief that justice can prevail...
...noted that in the past decade, the number of people who don't identify with any religious affiliation rose 6%, to 14%. One way to look at those figures is as a verification of the trend that more of us are not leaving our faith but finding a different belief, one broad enough to transcend the petty demands and differences of specific religious groups. We see ourselves and everyone else as spiritual beings, loved and valued by a God with many names. Surely this is evolution at its best, as well as a necessary step toward peace on earth. JOANNE...