Word: litism
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...attracted to the idea of sanctifying daily work and giving my life more transcendental value without sacrificing my dedication to studying medicine. With time, I came to realize that those noble goals got marginalized in the face of the group's ambitions of expansion, influence, power, élitism and worship of its founder. In those eight years, I lost one of the most fundamental possessions a human being has: freedom. After I left, I realized I also lost something else: my faith. Carlos Valladares, M.D. Linkoping, Sweden A General Disagreement I don't care how many generals have joined Lieut...
Maier's concept--that the consumer can recognize a brand by the design and quality of the product instead of by a logo--is limited to a very sophisticated consumer, but élitism is what makes it work. A survey conducted last week among wealthy Americans by the New York City--based Luxury Institute revealed that Bottega Veneta outranked Hermès and Armani as the most prestigious luxury fashion brand this year...
...idea of a united Europe as a whole [June 13]. Quite the contrary: it represents a purely political choice in opposition to the neoliberal character of Europe today and in favor of a Europe that is more socially conscious and responsive. It is also a vote against the élitism and arrogance of the Brussels bureaucracy, which presumes it can complete its version of European unification without ever consulting directly with the citizens of Europe. Finally, it is the starting point of a new political era in the European Union, in which issues are openly contested in public rather than...
...idea of a united Europe as a whole [May 30]. Quite the contrary: it represents a purely political choice in opposition to the neoliberal character of Europe today and in favor of a Europe that is more socially conscious and responsive. It is also a vote against the élitism and arrogance of the Brussels bureaucracy, which presumes it can complete its version of European unification without ever consulting directly with the citizens of Europe. Finally, it is the starting point of a new political era in the European Union, in which issues affecting its form and content are openly...
Dickensian tales like Sidis' may help explain why most educators mistrust the whole idea of grade skipping. We catch a whiff of élitism around parents who want their kid to leapfrog others. What's called radical acceleration--finishing high school at 15 or younger--is viewed with particular skepticism, since one suspects today's striving parents may be no less aggressive in pursuit of their child's glory than Boris Sidis was. Judith Roseberry, president of the California Association for the Gifted, says several couples a year approach her seeking to have their fetus identified as gifted. "They...