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...treatise on magical practices in Talmudic Babylonia focusing on the Late Antiquity period, Tusk’s thesis strives toward a more theological understanding of the way religion works among actual people-—in this case, Talmudic Babylonians, he says. In the grander sense, Tusk is trying to set an academic precedent. Rather than begin with doubt, all scientific inquiry should accept the existence of God as a basic premise of its research. For instance, particle physicists should use what they discover about the universe to help them better understand...
...she’s been through this before, although on a larger, grander scale...
Ahmed says he views the bands as a subtle means of displaying school spirit and unity. But he has grander aspirations as well: “I love Georgetown. I went to all the basketball games last year and I dream of seeing everyone on campus wearing a HoyaBand.” Ahmed’s dream might not be that far from realization. In only two weeks of sales, HoyaBands have already taken 1,500 orders...
...helped) or the euro. E.U. member states bitterly disagreed about the war in Iraq, but still managed to agree on their new constitution. Clearly, traveling at different speeds doesn't mean that the European project comes to a halt. But if the E.U. wants to achieve some of its grander dreams - like having a strong say in global security policy, something France clearly favors, or a common vision on how European social values can be married to world-class economic competitiveness - then all the big countries have to march to the same drummer. And that kind of deeper union...
...Rebecca H. Dezube ’04 also had a grander purpose...