Word: manners
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...Africa that doesn't resort to images of war, famine and despair. As an African, I cringe every time I hear We Are the World and Do They Know It's Christmas? Sure, Africa needs help. But it does not have to be presented in such a condescending manner. Temi Babalola Toronto Annan Under Fire Your story on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the oil-for-food scandal [Dec. 13] conceded that neither Annan nor his son has been found guilty of anything improper or illegal. You noted that Annan is defending himself against a "small but determined band...
...state legislatures lively debate could weigh the social costs and benefits of the procedure in a reasoned (perhaps scientific) manner, and talk of the “right to privacy” or “abortion as murder” might decline a bit. All passions would not die down unless everyone can agree on exactly when life begins, but an improvement would be possible...
...Democratic politicians seem to think the world will be swinging in such a manner for them if they just court Republican voters with Clintonesque centrism. But was it really his centrism that made Clinton the smoothest player in Washington...
...first painting class, my teacher employed this method, asking me to loosen my grip on the brush so that the medium could help to clarify my ideas. As the son of first generation Indian immigrants unsure of their place in American culture, art-making in this liberated manner provided me with powerful tools for self-discovery. I made experimental videos on interracial adoption, compared the Mogul miniature tradition with Rothko and was compelled to carry my insights abroad to spend a summer in India promoting local art forms...
...some isolated incidents of insensitive treatment, appear to be discouraging some international students from seeking medical care,” the report reads. “Adapting to American culture and our educational system is stressful and international students may be reluctant to seek help in a timely manner...