Word: dilemmas
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dilemma that the students faced was the feeling of individual moral obligation to obtain medical assistance for their intoxicated guest versus their concern for any personal repercussions or consequences (disciplinary or legal) they or the individual might face. This is an uncomfortable and difficult situation. Yet, the effect and consequences of inaction could be far more devastating...
...discussion then moved on to an everyday dilemma for many Harvard students--whether to give money to the homeless in Harvard Square...
Juri E. Henley-Cohn '00 was victim to a classic pre-frosh dilemma in April 1996. The bed-switch. "My pre-frosh host was a good childhood friend of mine," he explains. "She had three other roommates, one of which had a friend visiting that weekend. The roommate and her visiting friend were both going to leave early the next morning, so they decided to sleep on the common room futon (where l was supposed to have slept). This way, they would not wake anyone when they got up." Unfortunately, Juri ended up sleeping in the roommate...
Matthew F. Delmond '00 has a story about one of his blockmates that he couldn't wait to blab. The tale revolves around another perennial pre-frosh dilemma: the guest bathing. "She was getting out of the shower--naked--when her host's boyfriend walked into the bathroom. l guess he just stared at her in shock for like five seconds...
...Milosevic himself now represents a morally repugnant dilemma. As engineer of the brutality, he is both the man we have to deal with and the man we want no dealings with whatsoever. Threats to charge him with war crimes at the Hague tribunal may feel good, but an indictment would disqualify diplomats from sitting in the same room with him. He may have committed too many terrible deeds for the West, in good conscience, to make political deals with...