Word: intentioned
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...Sergeant Pauline Carter-Wells described the assault in the parking lot of St. Paul’s Church as “sexual assault with intent to rape...
...hopeful Braves fans during the 1948 World Series: "Spahn and Sain, and pray for rain." Known for his mental stamina and his longevity (he had 13 20-win seasons for the Braves and pitched until he was an ancient 46), Spahn told TIME in 1960, "I start every game intent on a no-hitter. When they get a hit, I try for a one-hit shutout...
Trading Harvard’s ivy-coated walls for Brooklyn graffiti, Levine spent a year living within the Crown Heights Lubavitch community, intent to familiarize herself with the girls’ thoughts, desires and aspirations. Her findings have now been amassed into her first book, Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey Among Hasidic Girls. Combining Levine’s personal thoughts and experiences with chapters that focus on the lives of seven particular girls, the book thrives on anecdotes, commentary, humor and drama...
...that autumn morning, Summers told congregants, “Serious and thoughtful people are advocating and taking actions that are anti-Semitic in their effect if not their intent.” He specifically referenced a petition signed by 75 Harvard faculty members calling on the University to divest from companies with holdings in Israel...
...them.” At Harvard, we tend to be hyperaware of anything that might cause offense; House lists and dining halls become ad hoc forums for debate. After spending time at Harvard, I am inclined to be sanctimonious. But watching the cheerleaders bouncing from foot to foot, intent on the game, I realized that my quest to foist The Feminine Mystique upon them was not only quixotic but also, and far worse, patronizing. Their decorating my brother’s room wasn’t necessarily antifeminist—and they certainly didn’t see it that...