Word: mistakenness
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...sorts of things that are not cut out for public discussion. For example, the number of sexual partners you’ve had is not a kosher topic, nor is your past struggle with addiction. The lack of personal discussion of these topics in public arenas should not be mistaken for the stigmatization of personal experiences. Merely, public debate is most productive when it is not distracted by protracted anecdotes.Still, there exists a perverse preoccupation with “sharing our stories” and “putting a face” on an issue. For proponents...
...Indeed, the artist wouldn't be ordinarily mistaken for a sexual-rights advocate. A tall man with John Lennon-style glasses, he looks more like a rumpled art lecturer than a rebel, and he cheerfully avoids the active political life of his late father, Haji Anwar, who was involved in the founding of the United Malays National Organization, Malaysia's ruling party since 1957. Even so, it is possible to imagine the directness of Zakii's compositions and calm, soothing brushstrokes as echoing his upbringing in a family of firm convictions. "I believe in certainty," he says. "Uncertainty...
...Though the Harvard of 2007 is a progressive and admirable institution, something has been lost. We’ve mistaken grades, test scores, meaningless extracurriculars, and our college admission as a collective barometer for the successful young person. These are components of personal success, but they are irrelevant if, as individuals, we are deficient in intellectual depth. Only when we recognize (and change) this, will we be able to get something worthwhile out of college...
...prevention and the protection of civil liberties were already set to dominate the U.K.'s political agenda in a week that will see a report published about the shooting by London's anti-terror police in 2005 of an innocent Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, after he was mistaken for a suicide bomber. On Nov. 6, Queen Elizabeth II will read out the government's legislative program for the forthcoming year, expected to include a tightening of terror laws...
...like Duke and Kentucky, two schools with fantastically active college sports cultures,” he said. “If people, especially students, think that there aren’t interesting and compelling sports stories and figures right here in the Ivy League, they’re sadly mistaken...