Word: braved
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Many Iraqis have harsh things to say about their leader too, if you ask them in a rare moment when they feel brave or unguarded enough to confide their true feelings. One unconfirmable tale making the rounds involves a kindergarten student who was asked by his teacher if he had seen Papa Saddam's speech on television the night before. After the boy replied, "No. When he comes on TV, my father always turns it off," the father went missing. Or so the tale goes. Still, some Iraqis seem genuinely worried that without a strongman like Saddam, Iraq could descend...
...From our quarrels with others we make rhetoric,” William Butler Yeats wrote. “From our quarrels with ourselves we make poetry.” What if we were brave enough to put rhetoric aside more often? How different would Harvard be if more of us acknowledged those inner quarrels? What if there were more poetry...
...Christopher W. Black ’06 like to listen to inspirational music. As the pair relaxes in uniform before a competition, the gentle strains of Bach symphonies play in the background. Their bow ties are knotted, their blazers are wrinkle-free and they are ready to brave the inclement weather for the brand-new Harvard Croquet Society’s weekly match...
...stand in solidarity with these brave students. Speaking out so bluntly takes great courage—Iran has a long history of persecuting those who oppose the current regime. In 1999, after a week of similar protests over the closing of a pro-reform newspaper, hard-line vigilantes attacked university dormitories and killed one student. Many of the student leaders were suppressed and jailed. This time, Ayatollah Khamenei again issued official warnings and threatened to use force. Fortunately, this did not deter the students...
...stand in solidarity with these brave students. Speaking out so bluntly takes great courage—Iran has a long history of persecuting those who oppose the current regime. In 1999, after a week of similar protests over the closing of a pro-reform newspaper, hard-line vigilantes attacked university dormitories and killed one student. Many of the student leaders were suppressed and jailed. This time, Ayatollah Khamenei again issued official warnings and threatened to use force. Fortunately, this did not deter the students...