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Some prominent Muslims, from Hakeem Olajuwon to an Islamic scholar here at Harvard, argued that prohibitions against patriotism cannot be found in the Koran or in traditional Islamic teachings. Yet, Abdul-Rauf also has the right to interpret his religion and shape his personal beliefs as he sees...
...many issues, they agree that black studies is not for blacks only, as some Afrocentrics maintain. Says Gates: "We stand as a rebuttal to the idea that Afro-American studies is primarily about building the self-esteem of other African Americans, or that only African Americans can understand, interpret and therefore teach black studies." When Gates took over as chairman, only one student was majoring in "Afro studies." Today the department's courses are among the most popular that Harvard offers, for both black and white students, and 40 students are majoring in the field...
...characters. Phillips also points out that her fondness for her characters helped her return to and rework the manuscript in the years between its first draft and its publication. Even now, it is clear that Phillips takes an active interest in how people respond to her characters and interpret their actions...
...customer is always right" possesses both substantive and procedural content. Substantively, I interpret it to mean that when a business and a consumer have a legitimate disagreement, the consumer should be given the benefit of the doubt (especially if the disagreement is over something relatively small). Of course there are limits to this substantive guarantee. But as a general principle, disputes should be resolved to the satisfaction of the customer whenever possible...
Cooper Professor of Geology Paul Hoffman, who teaches Science A-37, "The Changing Surface of the Earth," says students should not interpret his classes' CUE ratings--a 3.2 difficulty and 3.1 workload--as indicators his class is easy...