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Word: doubting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard students, especially those of us about to graduate and enter the so-called real world, need to remember that we are where we are mostly by chance--even beyond the luck of the admissions process draw. Born to different parents in a different place, I highly doubt I would be here and I don't believe I am unique. We should be proud of ourselves for our hard work, and humble enough to realize that most of the privileges we enjoy are an accident of birth...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, | Title: A Matter of Respect | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...understand the technology behind these romantic matching Web sites. I can assure you that if the seniors who created this program wanted a printout of the sexual interests of my entire class, they could have it within a minute, no matter how many passwords the users enter. I doubt any of these high-tech matchmakers has the complete self-control to not take one peek at the bustling database of desires sitting right in front of them on the Web site's server. And if they can take a peek, it's just a little cajoling from a roommate...

Author: By Paul H. Freedman, | Title: Database of Desires | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

...understand the technology behind these romantic matching Web sites. I can assure you that if the seniors who created this program wanted a printout of the sexual interests of my entire class, they could have it within a minute, no matter how many passwords the users enter. I doubt any of these high-tech matchmakers has the complete self-control to not take one peek at the bustling database of desires sitting right in front of them on the Web site's server. And if they can take a peek, it's just a little cajoling from a roommate...

Author: By Paul H. Freedman, | Title: Database of Desire | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

...school, a period when sexual tension first emerges and can become an obstacle to one's educational pursuits. This is especially true in subjects like math and science, where boys often dominate mixed-sex environments. If it weren't for my years at an all-girl's school, I doubt I would have developed so strong a preference for these fields nor such personal confidence in my abilities to work successfully in these subjects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...school, a period when sexual tension first emerges and can become an obstacle to one's educational pursuits. This is especially true in subjects like math and science, where boys often dominate mixed-sex environments. If it weren't for my years at an all-girl's school, I doubt I would have developed so strong a preference for these fields nor such personal confidence in my abilities to work successfully in these subjects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Value in Single-Sex Schools | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

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