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Such uniformity is neither possible nor desirable. The modern liberal tradition which undergirds our academic life demands that we develop ourselves first and foremost as humans, not as members of particular groups. This tradition demands that we consider the whole, not merely the particular, if we are to be complete. John Stuart Mill wrote that "human nature is not a machine to be built after a model...but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides." Those who make an X, Y statement in an academic setting, highlight a particular branch of his being...
What are the medical benefits? According to the pediatricians' review, boys who are not circumcised are at least four times as likely to develop urinary-tract infections in their first year of life. These infections occasionally lead to kidney problems. But the rate of urinary-tract infections among uncircumcised infants in the U.S. is still no more than 1%. Intriguingly, uncircumcised boys who are breast-fed suffer fewer such problems than uncircumcised boys who are bottle...
Uncircumcised men are three times as likely to develop penile cancer, but, again, the absolute risk is quite low. Only about 9 U.S. men out of 1 million ever develop the disease. Circumcised men are one-third to one-half as likely to become infected after exposure to HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases. But they are not by any means immune, and the difference in infection rates would probably diminish among men who use condoms and practice safer...
...personal website back home. Or she hooks a standard VCR up to her computer and uses a video capture card to convert the film to a digital format. For now, DVD movies are tough to pirate because the files are encrypted. Big movie companies are working to develop a similarly secure format that would allow them to offer pay-per-view films online...
...addition to coordinating, preparing and publishing the Annual Affirmative Action Plan, Wehrung will also develop special management reports to measure progress in the hiring and retention of women and minorities. In collaboration with the Office of Human Resources, Wehrung will design and implement programs and strategies that address under-representation of minority groups...