Word: microcosm
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Located on 66 Dunster St. behind Kirkland House, the shelter stands as a microcosm of societal and human difficulty. "You realize how individual problems are for each person. Each person is a different history and dilemma," Rogahn said. "It's definitely eye-opening...
...people here] are a microcosm of what you find in Central Square," Lahti says...
...nine years as a player in Chicago, the value of the Bulls franchise increased nearly tenfold. In 1984, Jordan's rookie year, only 14% of Bull home games were sold out; last year none of the Bulls' 41 home games had an empty seat. The Bulls are a microcosm of the N.B.A. In 1984 the N.B.A.'s revenue from television was a little over $30 million. Next year television revenues will be $275 million...
...Harvard goes to great expense to recruit a diversified class, and we think that the houses should reflect as much as possible a microcosm of the College as a whole," Quincy House Master Michael Shinagel has said...
What the last two explanations have in common (I won't waste my time on the first one) is that they all presuppose that Harvard represents and should represent a microcosm of society at large, reflecting America in its racial, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity. This is the current rationale behind Harvard's affirmative action policy. This is also the reason differences in academic achievement among groups in society are reproduced within the Harvard community. Not all groups in society have equal access to educational resources. Not all groups in society place equal stress on educational achievement. Any cross-section...