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...substitute for “non-masculine.” Although my brother developed a crush on Lizzy Bennet in 11th grade English, many guys developed a distaste for literature. And it didn’t stop in high school. My English seminars remain ridiculously estrogeny, to the detriment, in my opinion, of everyone’s understanding of literature...
While I agree with John Hastrup’s main point in his op-ed, “Roe Versus Whom?” (Jan. 5), that the issue of abortion is often given undue attention in political campaigns to the detriment of both parties, John Hastrup is wrong to claim that overturning Roe v. Wade would be insignificant...
...effect of having children is that you don’t write as much,” Striker says. Since publishing is one of the most important considerations when a promotion is brought to the table, not having a book with your name on the cover is a serious detriment...
...time when people greatly lament the skyrocketing price of movie tickets and the arguably inflated price of DVDs, the industry should be looking for ways to attract online consumers, not antagonize them. If they fail to take advantage of this opportunity, it will likely be to the detriment of the industry alone...
...Britain may have gone into Iraq under false pretenses. But had we not taken the action we did, we probably would seriously regret it in the long run. Saddam certainly had ambitions that, given time to mature, would have affected all the world, greatly to our detriment. Now that we have taken steps to set things right in Iraq, we need to pray for wisdom for our leaders so they will see this through to a just end for the Iraqis...