Word: blamed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blame for this situation rests squarely on the shoulders of students. In so many ways most of us are guilty of putting comfort above challenge and narrowness above breadth in our academic lives. We scan the course catalog looking for familiar reading lists and flock to courses that cover the history of our own race or culture...
When encountering reading which seem difficult to grasp, we give up and quickly place blame on the author for convoluted reasoning or poor writing, instead of redoubling our efforts to understand the argument or develop a more sophisticated critique. Rather than engage controversial authors, we are only too eager to brand them as racist, ignorant, sexist or enmeshed in the dominant culture--and we suffer because we ignore their insights...
...blame for Redding's phantom assist becamemoot the second Monti's game-winner cleared therim...
...blame The Crimson for including a pro-life advertisement inserted in its pages. However, we find it disappointing that The Crimson did not feel it necessary to review the information which it chose to include in its paper. This advertisement does not simply inform students about pro-life options or state opinions on the controversial issue of abortion. Claims as silly as "World Population can be Housed in Texas" and as false as stating that "the pill" causes automatic abortions in women who use it for contraception render the advertisement foolish, inaccurate and misleading. Although The Crimson did not author...
...Harvard students love to play the blame game. Social life at Harvard less than desirable? Blame final clubs, blame the administration, blame anyone but yourself. An overexaggeration perhaps, but it seems to me that Harvard's social life would improve drastically if its students stopped bickering with each other and worked together to create new social outlets and a better sense of school spirit. Enough is enough. Let's put down our pens and see what we can accomplish...