Word: ideality
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...carrier floating off San Diego--where Bush stood below a banner that read MISSION ACCOMPLISHED and declared an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq--seemed brilliant at the time, a powerful image of a triumphant Commander in Chief, a grateful recognition of the armed forces' resolve and an ideal subject for a 30-second campaign spot. But the event was too contrived, Bush's swagger too macho and his message way too premature. As U.S. soldiers continued to die in Iraq over the summer and fall, the President's perfect photo-op turned into perfect fodder for his opponents...
...them because for many in France, such proposals raise the dark specter of an "élitist" and "undemocratic" system in which higher education will be reserved for the rich (as they inaccurately assume it is in America). But however much of an affront this may seem to the French ideal of égalité, a bit of inequality in pursuit of a decent system of higher education may be no vice. There is a point at which too much democracy, like too much pastis before dinner, can lead to a kind of facile and simplistic drunkenness. For, though money...
...strong community and we need solidarity, and we need to hear all of our coworkers’ stories, and we need to care about all of each others’ issues,” said Bill Jaeger, director of HUCTW. “We need to live out the ideal that every person matters...
Because Lamont draws a large number of undergraduates, students said that facility would be an ideal place to push for a 24-hour library, discussing the possibility of a partnership with the Undergraduate Council...
...long city block. The ends of Maltzan’s design—a small theater on one end and a gallery at the other—are visually untethered and threaten to take flight like a bird. While the form is striking, the actual spaces seem less than ideal. Reminiscent of Dutch architect-celebrity Rem Koolhaas’ Second Stage Theatre in Manhattan, the stage’s proscenium is replaced by a giant window that overlooks the street below and doubles as a film screen. Similarly, it becomes clear that Maltzan’s museums are not places...