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Interestingly enough, the election of politicians is a good example of a public activity to which Habermas's criteria may be applied. Ironically, Cotton himself seems to support the idea that politicians should gain their authority via the deliberation of a rationally engaged electorate. He writes, "They [most Americans] may lack the talent needed to persuade others or the sophistication to avoid demagogues, but they surely possess the ability needed to hear politicians, ingest their arguments and vote according to their opinions." Habermas would likely agree with much of this statement...
Morrison related her experiences in learning to use her voice more assertively, describing situations in which calm dialogue broke down and she was forced to yell to gain a suspect's cooperation...
...competition, though, usually prevents big price increases. So higher wages will cut into corporate profits. Hormats believes companies also will have to spend more on training programs for any additional workers they hire. Even so, Sinai predicts an 8% gain in corporate profits next year. That would be about half the extraordinary 1997 increase but still a robust addition to already record sums...
...Rather than attempt to represent each tradition from the outside," she says, "by using the CD Rom, we're enabling people to gain some sympathetic understanding of religious tradition from the inside, not by listening to me necessarily, but by listening to the voices of people who are part of that tradition and who speak through...
Senior co-captain Jen Bowdoin buoyed the Crimson in net, making 22 saves to gain her second victory in as many starts. The Crimson has now won its last two games, outscoring the opposition...