Word: defendable
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...high-minded war turns into a brutal quagmire. Terrorist sleepers turn the public paranoid. And the victims of an attack find themselves sacrificing liberty to defend it. Sound like any planet you know? The topical parallels became deeper and more chilling in Seasons 2 and 3 of this thinking viewer's space opera. It's like the Iraq Study Group report with starship fights and hot-looking robots...
...careful thought, she slowly says, “Conservative. Christian. Woman.” On a mostly liberal campus, Grizzle’s views make her an untraditional countercultural figure. Over the past three years she has become a leader among the minority of students that fights to defend conservative principles. Raised in Orange County, Calif., Grizzle grew up with strong conservative values. “At home, everybody is conservative and basically everyone is Christian too,” she says. From her first days at Harvard, Grizzle dove into activities that allowed her to promote these values: Harvard...
Throughout the year, the class will examine news reports, websites, propaganda, history books, blogs, even pop songs. The goal is to teach kids to be discerning consumers of information and to research, formulate and defend their own views, says Stroud, who is founder and principal of the four-year-old public school, which is located in a repurposed handbag factory...
...what if the conflict is between your biological child and your stepchild? Balancing the scales of justice between them can test parents sorely. Susan Wallis, a kindergarten teacher in Ellicott City, Md., initially tried to defend her son Sam, now 10, when his three older stepsiblings teased him. "I'd react, 'My poor baby!'" she admits. Her husband Kent Davis suggested that when the kids fought, the disputants should bring their issue before both parents. Each child, without interruption and using "I" statements, would explain what happened and how it made him feel. The tactic has helped the kids recognize...
...from the way that the freshman foil squad fared on Saturday, the Crimson’s ability to defend its national championship looks uncompromised. Artemisha Goldfeder, Arielle Pensler, and Anna Podolsky combined to shut out both Rutgers and UNC 9-0 and slice through NYU 8-1. Despite a frustrating loss to the Nittany Lions, the foils still managed a 5-4 record against Penn State...