Word: insights
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Upon resigning, Sayeed offered some insight into the way the right things don't get done in the council: "I have not done what I knew before was right, nor made friends with people whose principles I understood and respected because I was afraid it would hurt me and alienate me from the quiet power struggles that happen behind the scenes in this council...
...during that evening of the last council meeting, Sayeed expressed an insight which we have been repeating for months: "I've lost faith in the council now and forever, and I think many people have." Swift and serious reform in the fall might allow everyone to amend such an assessment...
...treatment of witches, who were traditionally female, can offer some insight into societal attitudes toward women, he says...
...dialogue between the women is blunt, bordering on rowdy, and often humorous; occasionally, the jokes will offer insight into the proverbial battle between sexes or safe love in the age of AIDS. Ogden chooses her participants carefully, representing a wide range of backgrounds and lifestyles. Many of the conversations focus on alternatives to the conventional models of sexuality, including lesbian life and "mental masturbation...
...setting these technical difficulties aside, the musical does take an unconventional subject for a musical, yet nevertheless offers insight into the politics of conflicting ideologies and ambitions in academia. It cleverly relates the issues and events of another generation to contemporary times, such as Harvard's own ongoing battle over gender discrimination in granting tenure. Overall, A House Divided is a musical divided between its technical shortcomings and innovative potential...