Word: havoc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Danilewitz is also very concerned about the "confusion" or "havoc" that might be caused by allowing transgendered individuals to live their lives as their chosen gender. If the situation were as simple as he portrays it to be--people whimsically deciding to switch genders at will and for no apparent reason--then his concerns would be valid. Perhaps a look at the definition of "gender" adopted by the Cambridge City Council would ease Mr. Danilewitz's worries...
...make new friends. You will instantly bond and commiserate with fellow thesis-writers, even if you barely know them. But the thesis can come between you and your non-honors friends, because you will resent their unfettered freedom to enjoy lazy spring days. The thesis can also wreak havoc on your love life, when your significant other finds out that you now spend most of your time contemplating another interest...
Opponents of the UC's transgenderism resolution are right on a number of practical grounds. Because of the logistical havoc that will ensue as a result of accepting the resolution, legislating transgenderism at Harvard must be opposed. The transgenderism resolution before the UC would make the status of transgendered students so ambiguous as to present numerous complications in situations where the biological distinction between males and females is of great importance. Let me enumerate some examples of the inevitable and utterly impractical repercussions...
Inspired by their win on Saturday, the team came out flying against BC. The game was played at a face-paced tempo, with each team moving up and down the ice rapidly. This style, while exciting for the spectators, can result in havoc for the players. In such an open game, players are bound to commit penalties, and Harvard players are no exceptions...
Well, it seems to us, dear friend, that your query reflects an insufficient appreciation of the natural forces surrounding your very existence, of the powers greater than thou. The weather is, in fact, more binding than the Core, and is able to wreak more havoc on students' lives than the most bicycle-weary Cantabrigian motorist. In short, the weather determines the whether...