Word: earnest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though I very much respect the desire of Mr. Joshua Kwan to "make heads (or) tails of the abortion debate"--and wish many more people were so earnest about looking at the issue--I felt compelled to respond to several assertions made in his Feb. 22 op-ed piece about finding the "middle ground among extremes." "In America," says Kwan, "I am free to choose any definition oflife I please." Perhaps, but I certainly hope I am not free to act on any definition of life I please. A great many American citizens once held that people of darker skin...
...question to address today is not the quality of existing activism but the lack of far-reaching, comprehensive activism that can have substantial political implications. The development of "plans of action" and an extensive network of earnest students and community members will allow for the beginnings of more effective activism on these critically important issues that will last beyond this weekend...
...heaven-sent gift certain to appeal to his large bloc of Jewish voters. When Bronfman told him about the Swiss banks' stalling, D'Amato offered public hearings by his Senate banking committee. With the in-your-face D'Amato aboard, the war was about to begin in earnest...
...reminded me. Certainly not--the production of Xeroxes of Voltaire's letters for Harvard students in Winchester, Mass. by a well-paid staff isn't really comparable to the practices of particular shoe companies. We accept Mr. Shepard's point, even if it is not entirely clear, but his earnest "We try to do the very best we can" quite sold...
President's Day is almost here again, and across campus the preparations have begun in earnest. Skis are being waxed, alarm clocks are being disarmed and reduced library hours are being lamented by pre-meds. Seniors awaiting rejection letters can relax as there will be no mail delivery. Washers and dryers will be packed with the soiled garments of those who have finally found the time to launder their wardrobe for the first time since the beginning of reading period. And somewhere, a handful of history buffs and patriots will celebrate the respective lives of Lincoln and Washington...