Word: failings
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Looking through the courses book I get the feeling that my ethnic group is indeed invisible. My history and background are not important enough to be the subject of a single class. Course descriptions also fail to mention if my ethnic group is to be studied in a course where it would be relevant. If Hispanics are mentioned in a course, no more than one week will be devoted to this experience and the entire Hispanic experience is lumped together, forgetting differences between Hispanic sub-groups...
...feel that you are getting a good education at Phillips High School?" asks Leroy Lovelace, pacing the aisles of his classroom. "Yeah," booms a male voice from the back row, "because most of the teachers seem concerned if you fail or not. A whole lot of teachers up here care. Even you, Mr. Lovelace...
...Keefe acknowledged that widespread tolerance of demeaning behavior toward women had created conditions that led to the scandal. After promising to fire all who fail to comply with the Navy's new zero-tolerance policy, O'Keefe said, "We get it." But many junior and senior officers braced for the release of a follow-up report in December, which could result in the filing of multiple assault charges...
Monahan said the contracting companies providesubstandard wages and inadequate fringe benefits.They also fail to offer adequate training, health,welfare and pension programs, he said...
...When you look at race questions, you are often looking through a window at how institutions function or fail to function," Epps said. Harvard and Redcliffe are places where we can take the "high points" of each civilization and become broader and better people, he said...