Word: emerson
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...environmental movement must engage in a delicate balancing act. It has succeeded through graphs and PowerPoints in persuading us of the “inconvenient truth” and the duties it entails; our heads are now engaged, but not our hearts. Perhaps the wisest words come from Emerson, whose advice for the lovers of leaf and blossom in his own generation applies equally well for today’s environmentalists: “Things added to things, as statistics, civil history, are inventories. Things used as language are inexhaustibly attractive...
...Uniform Law Commission held a meeting in 2008 with officials from various universities to discuss the legislation, according to Kerr. Kerr said officials from several area schools including Emerson, Tufts, Boston College, and Harvard expressed interest in receiving materials and additional information, but he was unsure if they attended the conference in person. In interviews with The Crimson, Harvard officials have not acknowledged any familiarity with the legislation...
...weapon of intimidation rather than as an instrument of protection - a problem George Will found significant enough to label Life Without Lawyers as "2009's most needed book on public affairs." That doesn't make it a beach read, though. At some point - after the author has quoted Emerson on self-reliance, Mill on utility and Jared Diamond on the rise and fall of civilizations - one realizes the narrative has veered well past the claim that teachers shouldn't be saddled with a $20 million lawsuit every time a student decides to swallow a tack. The patient reader will likely...
...Rock Hard,” a Boston-wide search for the best college bands.The idea originated with Spaniola, who decided to approach Rolling Stone, a long-time sponsor of Veritas. The magazine responded enthusiastically, and the plans have since expanded to include eight Boston schools: BU, BC, Emerson, Northeastern, Berklee, MIT, Tufts, and Harvard.In February, each school will host its own Battle of the Bands in order to select its most talented group. On April 10, a winner will be selected in a final round. The event will include a celebrity judge and coverage by MTV, and the winning band...
With an audience of about 50 undergraduates in Emerson Hall, the first of the two UC-sanctioned debates focused on candidates’ qualifications and their plans to revamp social life...