Word: informativeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Worst of all, when exposed only to simplified and modernized tidbits of philosophy, students can begin to take philosophy itself for granted. If one can easily approach and understand Kant and Aristotle, and one need only look to them to inform contemporary disputes, they become decidedly less lovely. And if one doesn't love Kant and Aristotle, can one really find solace in Marx or Foucault...
Once students arrive at UHS, they are protected by a strict confidentiality policy, Rosenthal said. UHS will contact the FDO or a senior tutor to inform them that a student has been admitted, but does not disclose the reason for admittance...
Harvard's medical and public health faculties daily churn out some groundbreaking research that even scientific journalists can't make heads or tails of without help. So their press liaisons have a harder job than most--they have to interpret in order to inform...
...stave off being a grown up for a few more years. Therefore imagine my shock when the participants at this year's annual Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) conference, only a few years younger than myself, readily treated me like a grown up. I tried to inform them of their gross mistake. I purposefully dressed more casually. I sat on the floor Indian-style. I even sang horrible Backstreet Boys songs to show I was hip. All this posturing to no avail. The kids were convinced. At first I chalked it up to their own over-eagerness. As the dust...
...many years pursued this passion at home in the U.S. Most important in Britain has been the promotion of New World wines according to their varieties so drinkers can easily identify the types and staples of wine that appeal to them. Many arrogant European producers do not deign to inform the consumer what grapes go into their wines, with the consequent surprise (not always pleasant) for the drinker. Not all of us have the time to become experts, and the clarity and lack of pretension of Australian and New Zealand wines mean that drinkers are not made to feel stupid...