Word: concepting
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...multiracial societies have not worked well anywhere else. The secret to peaceful coexistence is integration based on assimilation, with the minority group ready to become part of mainstream society, adopting the host nation's traditions and - above all - its language. This is what lies behind the successful U.S. concept of the melting pot, whereas the competing ideal of the salad bowl has mostly failed. Volker Schmitgen, Weilheim, Germany...
...Their first big break was a meeting with Summers in Dec. 2003. The meeting was a mild success, if not a bit inconclusive in its efforts to move “sustainable Allston” from a concept to a real objective...
...currently bound by their individual state’s electoral procedure—bound to support the candidate who wins the national popular vote. The bill would guarantee that the presidential candidate with the most popular votes in all 50 states would win the presidency—a novel concept, I know. Legislatures across the country should shake off the inertia of tradition and get on board with this plan...
...situations, he continually returns to historical examples in which recognition of multiple identities averted tragedy. For example, early Islamic leaders defended both their faith and religious diversity within their kingdoms.The connections between such examples and modern events often seem tenuous. Still, Sen’s demonstration of how the concept of group identity can be manipulated has obvious applications to such subjects as Rwandan genocide and Al Qaeda terrorism. Sen offers his most profound observation when he addresses current attempts to decrease inter-group tensions in countries like Britain, where immigrant groups have not been able to fully assimilate.According...
...past, the concept of a student television station on a campus with no cable television would have been nearly impossible. So would the idea of a “television” show that never makes it to a TV screen. But Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) is not a station of the past.For most of our lives, the hours from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday have been “primetime” for television viewing. Television that couldn’t fit into this time slot wasn’t worth watching, and keeping...