Word: candide
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...didn't feel sympathy for the Rev. Julie Nicholson when she announced her resignation as parish priest of St. Aidan with St. George in Bristol, England, last week? The Anglican vicar lost her 24-year-old daughter Jenny in last July's London terrorist bombings. In a breathtakingly candid interview with the bbc, Nicholson said she was stepping down because she could not forgive the suicide bomber. "I rage that a human being could choose to take another human's life. I rage that someone should do this in the name of a god," she said. But mixed in with...
...lengthy subtitle—“A Candid Look At How Much Students Learn And Why They Should Be Learning More”—provides a basic outline of Bok’s arguments. Employing recent educational studies and statistics, Bok seeks to quantify the unfulfilled promise of today’s colleges. He expresses his recommended changes in clear, unpretentious prose, but he insists on their urgency...
...When my candid friend has no advice to offer, I have used pop culture as my back-up well of wisdom. I can assure you that I have seen an episode of Friends that is analogous to your issues (seriously, if you watch enough episodes, almost anything can be related). This semester, I will make use of the extensive hours I’ve wasted laughing along with sitcoms, watching movies and listening to songs (I have playlists based on what current situations I’m wrapped up in) to impart upon you the wisdom I have gleaned from...
...alleged early-morning voyeur at the Malkin Athletic Center was reportedly snapping “inappropriate” pictures at the gym last Thursday, Feb. 16. HUPD officers checked out the would-be photographer and determined that he or she was, in fact, authorized to be there. His candid snapshots were deemed appropriate, police...
...They urged that the search be “candid, forthright, and confidential,” and called for a dean who, among other things, will take “a collaborative approach in the making of major decisions that face...