Word: dare
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...thoughtful and intelligent. As an immigrant, with Asian and Hispanic roots, I have often wondered who made the decision that Asians were over-represented and, as such, were not considered part of the minority pool in the college admissions process. I suspect that those in the positions of power, dare I say, the white power elite, probably made those decisions. What is infuriating about this process is commentators’ tendency to generalize. First, there are many different subcultures that tend to be lumped under the Asian category. This tends to overlook the individual groups’ true progress...
Dear Glorified Secretary: How dare you. Where’s YOUR honors degree? That’s what I thought. As you can see, there are many options. I’m sure you’ll find one that strikes the right tone for the occasion, as well as the upcoming holiday season...
...Collegiate’s rep in the NYC prep school community is that it produces very confident—dare I say arrogant?—students. Harvard’s rep is sort of similar: we tend to think we’re always right. Kind of like Dr. House, actually. Did your experiences in private school education inspire this character...
...dollar amounts. But aren’t white folks owed some kind of justice?” The skill with which he twisted words around was frightening. I couldn’t believe what he was saying and couldn’t wait to hear what he would dare to say next. I started listening eagerly for his new commentaries every Monday, Wednesday and Friday...
Direct talks with Iran will not persuade it to abandon its nuclear dreams right away. Even the slightly saner predecessors of President Ahmadinejad surreptitiously proceeded down the nuclear path despite pledges to do otherwise. Given Persia's precarious location and imperial impulses, I dare say that even our late unlamented friend the Shah was and would be doing the same...