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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that many students of professional ethics are left to assume the basic moral principles of the world, leaves them the freedom to assume that they do not exist at all. "The ethics of the situation" obscure the morality of the human condition; living for the moment, for the immediate context, the professional men and women who emerge from Harvard need not always see that there are other contexts where their actions may be judged, and found lacking...
...convinced that what John Steinbeck wrote, in a very different context, applies to Harvard as well. Writing about Cannery Row in California, he said...
Should the Engelhard Foundation be amenable to changing the name, within the context of the current agreement between the University and the Foundation, the negative consequences would be minimized. The short-lived embarrassment the Foundation and the School may face in the course of changing the name would save them both the even greater long-term discomfort surrounding the permanently-named Engelhard Library subjected to persistent public ridicule...
Harvard's pressing, overplaying defense led to repeated Crusader layups. Perry chose to shoot, drive or pass totally according to what the defense allowed him. "I'm not gunning to be the leading scorer in the game," he said, "I want my scoring to come in the context of us winning the game. Our guys inside were making good baskets tonight. I can't stress how important that...
...Project pioneered new concepts and directions for American theater. Many productions contained considerable political and social comment, focussing on the plight of individuals within the context of larger social problems. The concept of "Living Newspapers"--dramatizations of current problems and examinations of proposed solutions--was brought to the American stage...