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...John H. Jernigan ’06, a central concern was the concept of interdisciplinary studies...
...husband was not happy about this whole concept of a recall,” Lieberman said...
There is a strange, but pervasive concept that we are not really supposed to enjoy our work. We create a needless dichotomy between work (bad or neutral) and leisure (good). Too often, we regard work simply as a means to a later goal of leisure, and we view leisure hours as intrinsically more valuable than work hours. By placing a premium on time off, people are willing to spend up to 100 hours a week working at a job they hate, only to spend a few hours partying at the swankiest, most exclusive clubs. This is what I don?...
...film audiences are certainly familiar with the concept. The dithering bride at the altar has been a Hollywood staple, from 1934's It Happened One Night to 1999's Runaway Bride. Both Rachel on Friends and Carrie on Sex and the City have returned diamond rings. But while Hollywood finds romantic tension and humor in such scenes, those who have lived through them say the experience entails unrecognized suffering. While it lacks the stigma of divorce, it nonethelss carries more complications and emotional fallout than the standard breakup. Lyn O'Hearn, 26, a travel agent from Lincoln, Neb., says...
John Rawls’ concept of the “veil of ignorance” gives us a powerful moral lens through which we can assess the treatment of society’s most disadvantaged people. His framework asks us to understand that anyone could have been born into an unhappy and unhealthy childhood, and that as a result, all members of society must do what they can to promote government programs—paid for by progressive taxation—to ensure that every American child has a chance in life...