Word: imperfectibility
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Mansfield has become well-known at Harvard for his memorably controversial comments. In 1993, he testified on behalf of an anti-gay rights proposition in Colorado, calling the "kinky sexual practices" of gays "shameful" and saying homosexual love is "imperfect and stunted and frustrated." Mansfield has also spoken out against affirmative action, linking the practice to declining academic standards at the College...
Mansfield has become well-known at Harvard for his memorably controversial comments. In 1993, he testified on behalf of an anti-gay rights proposition in Colorado, calling the "kinky sexual practices" of gays "shameful" and saying homosexual love is "imperfect and stunted and frustrated." Mansfield has alsospoken out against affirmative action, linking the practice to declining academic standards at the College...
...issue here is not just whether the final grade given is ultimately the right one. Grading is by its nature imperfect. Something much more important is at stake: the quality of undergraduate education at Harvard. William Mills Todd III, the dean of undergraduate education, agrees. When I asked him whether he thought the subjective grading of undergraduates by other undergraduates was ever acceptable at the College, he responded, "Absolutely not." He was equally reassuring when I asked him if he would support a Faculty Council resolution prohibiting this practice from happening in the future. "Yes, absolutely," he wrote...
...rebuild the body's bloodmaking machinery so that it produces the full array of effective blood cells the body needs to defend itself against germs, close wounds and transport oxygen. Scientists speculate that cord stem cells are more adaptable and will transplant more successfully, even in patients with imperfect biological matches, than stem cells harvested from adult bone-marrow donors...
...flaws in American culture are not miniscule, but they must not dominate our view of our country. The American ideals of equality, liberty and opportunity for all are, in a way, Platonic ideals that can never be attained in this imperfect world. American history, though, is replete with achievements that can inspire us in our attempts to bring the real world closer to the utopia we desire. The desperate courage of rangers on Omaha Beach, the steadfast faith of the Freedom Riders and the unshakable integrity of Washington are collective memories that we, as a nation, can draw upon...