Word: intentioned
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Despite the flaws in execution, this book’s intent is something that academia needs. Intelligence may be something of a cult, but stupidity only receives cursory treatment. IQ tests, Mensa societies and SAT scores all measure intelligence, but stupidity remains the butt of crude humour and careless thought. Precisely because the state of being dumb has no analogue to being smart, Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid provides valuable insight into a subject that eludes, but intrigues...
...midst of all this, why should a quiet, tree-sprinkled enclave up Garden Street, most famous beyond Harvard for its collection of historical women’s papers, matter to students concerned about diversity Harvard? How is Radcliffe relevant anymore to students intent on a living wage, a Latino Studies department or a minority dean for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...attempt to rationalize strapping on explosives with the intent of murdering innocent men, women and children? If the civilized world does not defeat the deadly scourge of suicide bombers, no city in the world will be safe from any group with a grievance. As a doctor, Sarraj should use his influence to counter such actions, not explain them. JUDY MORREL Buffalo Grove...
...Intent on sharing what he has discovered, Gollob drives every Wednesday morning to Caldwell College, a small Catholic school in Montclair, N.J., to teach, gratis, a course for students he describes as "50 years old and better--retired doctors, lawyers, teachers, housewives...
...people had originally stated their intent to stand for the post of vice-president. Candidates often defer to other people whom they feel would be able to do a better job,” Smith said...