Word: concerned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course, after my indignation subsided, I realized that it is his responsibility to worry about my workload--he is, after all, my professor, and I am his student. But the issue does not end here. The problem is, in fact, something altogether different from concern for my academic development. The problem is that, as the dual submission policy now stands, the University is punishing students for being honest...
...always been fascinated by the concept of the untouchable caste, whether it's cancer victims, drug addicts, Latin women, homosexuals. An overriding concern of mine is to touch the untouchables and to show their humanity. Unfortunately, the more chaotic the society, the greater is the desire for conservative, nonconfrontational...
...serious risk to "national security" than do heterosexuals. Two recent studies commissioned by the Department of Defense (D O D) have shown that the claim is simply not true. The D O D has commissioned yet a third study, indicating an inability to accept this finding. If the main concern was in fact security, one would expect them to be relieved...
Ultimately, the task of the armed forces is to kill people when called upon to do so, a task which we all like to think does not come naturally to people. The main concern of military training is to prepare recruits for this by dehumanizing the enemy and dehumanizing the recruit by making her or him function as only one component of a larger machine. He or she must wear a uniform, follow orders, perform drills, honor rank and the like. Given the goals, tolerance and sympathy for fellow humans are not encouraged...
...surprisingly, the most vocal expressions of this concern came from men, the only truly visible minorities at the mobilization...