Word: brutes
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...idea is that if we can come to know a problem in an enlightened and humane and deeply insightful way, we will then know what to do about it. The hope is always that informed action will eventually bring about a situation in which things can be resolved without brute contests of physical force, without violence...
...half-breed whose European father years before had left him a complete set of Dickens. The Englishman - vanished from civilization, lost to friends and family, presumed dead - lives on for years in the impenetrable Brazilian forest, held prisoner so that he might read Dickens aloud every afternoon to the brute with a taste for literature...
...That's our Leslie: suave, cocksure, with a touch of the brute (they love him for it) and a hint of sad solitude. A Canto-pop idol and film star since the late '70s, Cheung has been called "the Elvis of Hong Kong" by Canadian critic John Charles. He gets top dollar for film work, his new CD Forever Leslie is climbing the charts, and his concerts still pack 'em in around the world; for a pre-Christmas gig at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, tickets went?fast?for as much...
...teachers to impart knowledge by reading supplementary books, studying with other students, getting tutored, going to a section-leader’s office hours—whatever it takes. The drive toward knowledge and the almost infinite reserves of energy of many Harvard students allows them to use sheer brute force to hobble their way through horrible teaching experiences and come out with knowledge...
...Olympics have long served as a testament to the need for governments to respect the dignity of individual achievement by bringing the best athletes in the world to compete in a peaceful arena. The IOC must ask whether this ideal is compatible with a government that consistently uses brute force to quash political and religious expression. Letting Beijing have the Games would, at best, send the wrong signal. At worst, it would embolden Beijing to commit even more flagrant infractions by showing that the international community will turn a blind eye to its abuses...