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...Courvoisier cognac. Evans argues that this trend to name children after cars, clothing and liquor stems from a desire to set them apart amid a sea of Emilys and Johns. Certainly, people like to think of themselves as individuals, and a name like Infiniti (22 entries) stands out in comparison to Kaitlyn (25,209 entries...
...comparison of Harvard and Dartmouth attendance records against the same opponent, New Hampshire, reveals the tale of two schools...
...minute forget about the big numbers, the millions of customers and the billions of dollars. Think about what's at stake culturally and socially in the search wars, and all those zeros start looking pretty paltry by comparison. The Internet is swiftly becoming the primary repository of the bulk of human information. Search is the way we get at that information, and companies like Google wield enormous power. They reflect our common interests and shape how we learn about the world with their rapid-fire search results. This isn't just about dotcom juggernauts duking it out for stock options...
...comparison, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission—and many other countries’ model of this process—have helped transition states from sham democracies or military dictatorships into full democracies, as is envisioned for Iraq. The Commission model allows victims to confront those who abused the authority of the state at the highest level and punish them. It also allows for those complicit in a regime’s everyday functioning—in this case, a large portion of the Sunni minority—to recant their involvement with the regime...
Altogether, in comparison with the time of my youth, I think I see more equality now and less love and spirit; or more justice and less happiness...