Word: merited
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According to the Information for Faculty Offering Instruction in Arts and Sciences, “B+, B and B- represent work of good quality which, however, does not merit special recognition.” When there is comparison among students, then there will be competition. It is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is a fact. Many people insist that grade inflation is a fair way to get around the problem of comparing so many strong students. The quality of the work is so high across the board, they say, that everyone should receive...
...activist, I would probably be writing essays. Not that I haven’t had times when I’ve been moved to activism. During the Gulf War, I was part of a contingent that blockaded recruitment centers, because I thought it was a war without merit, a travesty. I feel like there are a lot of options besides going to war, and it seems that we don’t explore those options. We’ve spent lots of money on the military, so why not use it? Well, that seems the least intelligent response, just...
...twenty other “coolest girls in America” range from dirt track racers to heavy weight junior champions to prima ballerinas. When asked whether those girls merited being labeled as the coolest girls in the country, Madeleine responded, “I didn’t merit being one of the coolest girls in America. It’s an absurd proposition in the first place...
While the quick action on the bill was both necessary and effective, some of the new regulations appear to have been inspired more by fear than by merit. Tapping Internet accounts without authorization threatens Americans’ civil liberties and is unlikely to significantly ease investigations. Detaining immigrants without charges condones discrimination by law enforcement...
...purpose of this festival is two-fold: to display the depth and breadth of talent in the Ivy Leagues to the outside world and to display to the Ivy League the merit of those among us who concentrate in Visual and Environmental Studies (VES). Although Ivy League schools are often recognized for academic excellence, there is a strong artistic side to these colleges that frequently goes unnoticed. The goal of the festival is to display that there is more to Ivy League students than the stereotype of high SAT scores and straight As on high school report cards. As Peck...