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...entertain such high expectations of divestiture. We do not think Harvard's action alone will lead directly or immediately to the elimination of apartheid. Our realism cannot be taken as argument against divestiture, however Public conscience changes very slowly, and only by immense, relentless, cumulative effort. In our moral decision making, either individually or corporately, we cannot expect to "succeed" in a direct cause-and effect...
When the teach-in began, the moderator (Mubammed Kenyatta) stated that there would be a limited question and answer period after the talk. Before the talk began, Professor Alan Dershowitz attempted to disrupt the event by raising a procedural question. The moderator properly refused to entertain any procedural questions. Professor Dershowitz and some of the other non-BLSA/TWC members then walked out in protest. Others left during the question and answer period when the moderator refused to recognise the observers before the BLSA/TWC members...
Most Americans--mindful of the nature of a geisha's work--react with disdain and shock. Women whose sole purpose is to entertain men seem outrageously chauvinist. It's not a new discovery that Japan is a male-dominated society, and Dalby certainly does not deny that, on the surface, the job of being a geisha might appear degrading. But she enters the world of the geisha and discovers--surprisingly--a world of women with a strong sense of independence, self-respect and love for the art which is their job. In short, geisha lead an intriguing life that offers...
...many years before the U.S. elects a black President-or, for that matter, a Mexican-American President or a Korean-American President. But it now becomes thinkable for a black child to entertain a fantasy that used to be advertised as every white boy's dream: that he might grow up to be President...
...narrow focus on tutors' intellectual qualities. Assistant Dean for the House System Thomas A. Dingman '67 says that because "tutors are teachers," the College looks for academic excellence before social skills, or, as Bossert says, Lowell House looks primarly for "great intellectuals. We don't select tutors primarily to entertain the students of participate in intramural sports--though that is an important way in meet students--the emphasis here is not on the rah-rah college thing...