Word: idealizations
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...seem rosy. Bill Clinton’s electoral victory had begun to transcend the political map of the post-Civil Rights South. After 12 years of Republican rule and alongside a solidly Democratic Congress, the new administration promised something resembling a new consensus, one that would finally recapture the ideal of an active and charitable government, delivering on healthcare, union rights, and equal pay.Then came Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and Hillarycare. Then the Contract with America and the ’94 midterms. Then two government shutdowns. Then Monica Lewinsky. And then, and then...
Paper was an ideal medium because it is cheap, lightweight, and widely available, Martinez said. He and his colleagues in the Whitesides lab have patterned the paper into a “microfluidic device” with channels that allow the fluid to be separated into different compartments where independent assays can take place...
...altered because the building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986, but the original section will still undergo extensive changes to its infrastructure. “That 1927 building has lots of 1927 wiring and plumbing and it’s not an ideal setting for an art museum at all,” Manoogian says. While much of the renovations process cannot be divulged to the public “for security reasons,” the museum is expected to reveal its plans at various milestones throughout the project. Piano?...
Porno, sports, politics...the ideal mixture for a men’s magazine, right? Well, if we’re talking about Diamond magazine, the answer is a resounding no. Diamond attempts to cover everything from eroticism to football predictions to movie reviews, but fails to really cover anything at all—including editor-in-chief Matt di Pasquale’s ’09 hair-carpeted bod. Not only does the magazine include several nudie shots of the editor (pages 33 and 37 for frontal, 35 for a rear shot), but it also includes...
...from consideration in their admission processes. For schools that have sufficient monetary resources and staff support to enable such an endeavor, evaluating each applicant on the basis of the “big picture”—without heavy consideration of standardized testing—is indeed ideal. In a perfect world, all schools would ignore standardized test scores and evaluate each applicant contextually, taking into account their educational history, socioeconomic background, and personal achievements. But with the exception of the 750 schools with optional standardized test score submission, it is a luxury not every college can afford...