Word: familiarization
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...youthful throngs of Berliners drawn to the show, it's more than a photo exhibit; it's a flashback to one of the defining traumas of their city. Among them are malcontents, to be sure, who are tired of being reminded. "Ah, these scenes are familiar," a dismissive middle-aged photographer complained, "we've seen this kind of stuff so often before." In the guest book another offended visitor protested, "It's bull! You shouldn't be allowed to show the suicide of a Nazi family." But for classes of high-school teenagers brought to the gallery, the show...
...course, when the national emergency abates, much of China will revert to its familiar ways. But something fundamental has changed. There is a new confidence in the ability, even duty, of ordinary Chinese to contribute to building a more virtuous society and a willingness to press the government for the right to do so. Most of those volunteering were doing so for the first time, for example, and many said they were eager to do more community work in the future. Says Jiang: "It's a major leap forward in the formation of China's civil society, which is vital...
Unlikely Hero, Familiar Villains...
...Students who are so unfamiliar with BCBS’s approach to abortion coverage that they are not already aware of the opportunity for the refund are not those students strong enough in their convictions (or familiar enough with this issue) to make a wise and socially conscious decision regarding this element of health insurance. It is easy to imagine a student who is not sexually active or who engages in only the safest modes of intercourse choosing to opt for the refund because they cannot imagine themselves ever needing an abortion and find the idea of aborting disturbing...
...campus. Some have argued the campaign—in the form of mass e-mails and opt-out cards delivered to student mailboxes—is misguided altogether, while others have defended HRL’s campaign, saying they are only raising awareness about a policy students should be familiar with. The crux of the debate, however, should not be about whether students should know about an obscure policy—they should—but about the disingenuous way in which HRL advertised the policy...