Word: habits
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...Breaking the Habit The writers of The Wire are wrong to advocate jury nullification as civil disobedience in America's war on drugs [March 17]. These men say they would acquit any drug defendant, regardless of the evidence, if the crime did not involve violence. Their position undermines the legal system - society would collapse if everyone applied this principle for his own social grievance. And it is difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish between "nonviolent" and "violent" drug offenses. The seeds of violence - shattered lives, shattered bodies, broken homes - are sown every time illegal drugs "peacefully" pass from hand...
Human beings have a habit of making traffic wherever they go. Give us a new means of transportation, and pretty soon highways, sea-lanes and airline routes are filled with vehicles. Now add to that deep space...
Breaking the Habit...
...recent remarkable economic achievements, oppressed citizens in Tibet and elsewhere will no doubt use the same opportunity to remind the world of what has been lost in terms of freedom and humanity in the rush for those achievements. The calm scientist in monk robes, however, with his habit of looking at the deeper causes beneath every surface, will surely keep noting that the only revolution that lasts and that can truly help us toward a better world is the one that begins inside...
...just want to put the puck to your teammates. We’ve really been pushing, and it’s great to do something for the team.”It’s not just the postseason that gets Brine going. She has made a habit of producing points since she first arrived at Harvard in the fall of 2005.With superstars Julie Chu ’07, senior Caitlin Cahow, and junior Sarah Vaillancourt away from the team training for the Olympics, Brine was able to make a name for herself immediately, leading the team in goals scored...