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Lamas asserts that "the lack of privacy regarding their financial aid status did not seem to bother most students affected." Did the Crimson conduct a poll of the affected students' reactions? None was cited. Apparently, Lamas bases her generalization on the opinions of four students quoted in the article, only two of whom actually express indifference to the incident...
According to Lamas, "nearly one quarter of the student body received [the] email." If that is indeed the case, the convergence of a mere two opinions falls far short of justifying the article's blanket sub-heading, "Students say loss of privacy doesn't bother them." If a journalist chooses not to employ legitimate survey tools, she is surely obliged to refrain from broad generalizations, especially when dealing with samples as large as one fourth of Harvard College...
...lack of privacy regarding their financial aid status did not seem to bother most students affected...
...coverage on behalf of the government, but the agent gets only a handling fee that barely covers the paperwork. Insurers make money by collecting premiums and investing--not by shuffling paper for Uncle Sam. Without a financial motive, even the most thorough agents may view flood coverage as a bother, especially in low-risk areas...
...mercenaries that the most important thing in life is necessity. By calculating what the most necessary thing is to each side in a conflict, one can predict an enemy's actions. While Saddam's troops are fighting rebels among their own people, he reasons, they are not going to bother about a small band of Americans pillaging. For the Iraqis, survival is the necessity; for Saddam his survival as a dictator and tyrant, and for the Iraqi people, simply their lives. For the American soldiers, necessity is riches, comfort, luxury, and it is with sugarplum visions that they embark...