Word: minor
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...maybe I was deluding myself. I was beginning to think in the same self-justifying terms that have long reduced those within the circle of privilege to writing off—and to leaving unchanged—the minor injustices around them. I had astonished myself by my willingness to toss out principled objections for the sake of self-advancement. Could I really be so thoroughly spineless...
...Officially, the College handbook states that a “pattern of behavior” will lead to serious consequences; unofficially, John L. Ellison, the assistant dean and secretary of the Administrative Board, said that students will rarely be disciplined solely for minor drugs violations. Yet last January the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) conducted a three-week investigation in order to catch two students allegedly smoking and dealing pot in DeWolfe (the charges were dismissed conditional on good behavior in May), and a month later HUPD bypassed College disciplinary procedure to prosecute two Quincy students for possession...
...It’s a pretty disappointing example of media incompetence, intentional or otherwise, but the most troubling element is the frequency with which it occurs. This individual case is unlikely to change voter attitudes, but it shows convincingly how much a minor factual omission changes perspective. The U.S. electorate deserves better coverage; otherwise the true nature of American actions abroad will never be exposed and evil will continue to be dishonestly perpetrated in America’s name...
Defying a powerful musical trend among musicians of his generation, Bernstein doggedly stuck to the doctrine of tonality—which centers a piece of music around major and minor chords based on a single key—as opposed to the 12-tone scale, which was being popularized by composer Arnold Schoenberg...
...capitalize on the fact that many people are surprised that a Harvard student would talk so candidly about these things.” Blogging about her “sexcapades” has turned her into a mini-celebrity—as she puts it, a “minor controversy.” “My ex from the summer stopped talking to me the first time I published an entry,” Chen says. Now that her readership is expanding, “I see my dating options slowly diminishing. I really feel that guys...