Word: foremost
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...Hugh Laurie) as he solves ridiculous, though basically factual, medical mysteries at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Although presumably entertaining for those interested in dumbed-down medical horror stories, “House” and the expectations it builds with its audience present a number of issues.First and foremost, its important to address who is making the show. Unlike “ER,” “House” was created by a layman, David Shore, and although the show is purportedly inspired by medical columns from The New York Times and The New Yorker, it isn?...
...Bunk beds?” Caleb laughs at me. “It’s not like we’re sleeping in the same bed.” The job of being a political figure’s body man requires, first and foremost, discretion, and Caleb refuses to give me more than the vaguest outline of what he does each day. He never says where Rove’s office is located or how many people work with him in total. When I ask, he does tell me that there is another college student in the office...
...First and foremost, Obama must make good on his promise of rebuilding strategic alliances, starting with the European Union (EU). Since the day when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld infamously divided the continent in terms of “old” and “new” Europe, relations with France and Germany have been strained. With power swings in Italy and Spain, as well as opposition in Britain, other allies have also become more reluctant to blindly follow the U.S.’s lead. But President Obama will need them on his side, especially if the effort...
...There is also the Hope of reconciliation, the Hope of a peaceful village. Obama’s victory is the true beginning of a noticeable American penitence and the full inclusion of minorities in the patriotic fervor. The cleansing is represented first and foremost by the President’s multicultural heritage and the fact that within the White House, there will soon reside two little girls, Malia and Sasha, who are the descendants of slaves. Black Americans can now tell their children they can be anything they desire and truly mean it. In time, they won?...
...sponsoring of such “truth-revealing” (which are ultimately more like hate-spreading) conferences like Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week on campuses across the nation reveals the ulterior motive therein. The call for political neutrality in academia is clearly misinformed and ultimately misguided. First and foremost, the political leanings of professors are poor litmus tests for their intellect, pedagogical aptitude, or enthusiasm for teaching—all of which are more important considerations in the hiring of professors and the development of young minds. Secondly, the idea that liberal—or untraditional—scholarship...