Word: egoism
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...apathetic. In turn, candidates, not knowing which committee they will be serving on, adopt generic platforms in their campaigns—thereby reducing UC elections to a popularity contest. UC members, however, continue to perpetuate these inefficiencies in order to protect their incumbency advantage, a disgraceful parade of egoism which we should repudiate.The UC has had a string of advocacy successes over the last year capped by the realization of a 24-hour Lamont and a successful lobbying campaign to make social programming a priority at the College. But the UC has shown disheartening shortsightedness when it comes to looking...
...they wait for heroic Westerners to come and save them." He notes that most Africans are not starving and that democracy has begun to take hold. I agree with Robinson's point that the song draws an out-of-date picture of Africa, but in a time when egoism has become a new lifestyle, we should acknowledge every bit of goodwill that is offered. Even though Africa has changed and some countries have got rid of their dictatorships and established democracies, there are still many problematic regions left?Sudan, for example?where help is desperately needed. Let us appreciate Band...
...they wait for heroic Westerners to come and save them." He notes that most Africans are not starving and that democracy has begun to take hold. I agree with Robinson's point that the song draws an out-of-date picture of Africa, but in a time when egoism has become a new lifestyle, we should acknowledge every bit of goodwill that is offered. Even though Africa has changed and some countries have got rid of their dictatorships and established democracies, there are still many problematic regions left--Sudan, for example--where help is desperately needed. Let us appreciate Band...
BOTTOM LINES "Egoism at the top is not enough to provide lasting economic success." Gerhard Schroder, the German Chancellor, on U.S. corporate scandals...
...March of 1968, shortly before his fortieth birthday. His sexist pomposity leaks through in a postcard to a friend: “19-year-old now mine.” Despite its readability and lighthearted melodrama, the book is ultimately hurt by Watson’s own egoism. His final description of the woman with enough fortitude to marry him does little to neutralize the sour taste already in the reader’s mouth: “Now, more than thirty years later, she remains very much a sweet peach...