Word: doubtfulness
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...story of a young woman named Sarah Pellet who in 1850 had the audacity to ask for admission to Harvard University. In his rejection letter, President Jared Sparks, Class of 1815, assured her that the College was only acting in her best interest: “I should doubt whether a solitary female, mingling as she must do promiscuously with so large a number of the other sex, would find her situation either agreeable or advantageous...
...28.Drew G. Faust should use this afternoon’s installation ceremony to prove her fealty to this university once and for all, by resigning the presidency. Harvard’s trustees should waste no time in confirming her heir apparent: the Harvard Undergraduate Council (UC).Any doubts as to the UC’s competence to hold Harvard’s highest office have surely been quashed this week, during its teapot-bound war of attrition with administrators over the UC’s almost-legal practice of paying for underage students’ booze with money funneled...
...convince you that the sun is God. But he never lets you doubt that it's good...
...However, capitalizing on an inequity—whether it’s superior looks, affirmative action, or your boss’s love for blondes—presents the problem of casting doubt over one’s true merit or skill. But we must remember that these situations present opportunities to smash the stigma of doubt through your performance. If someone wants to believe you don’t deserve that job, that fame, or that money, you can prove them wrong by being nothing short of impeccable at what you do. Of course, some will still hold onto...
...feel about providing young people with condoms to protect against HIV? -Leslie Talper, IndianapolisThere is no doubt Ana and kids like her need to use condoms to keep themselves safe and to stop the spread of HIV. It's a personal choice, and the most important thing is that kids become aware of their choices and make the proper decisions...