Word: moralizes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most laughable aspect of Harvard's alcohol crackdown is the moral overtone with which it has been cloaked by Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III ("College Alcohol Policy Becoming 'No Tolerance,'" news story, Oct. 24). Is he fooling anyone as to the true source of Harvard's newfound concern for our drinking habits? Clearly, the University is worried about legal liability in the event of an alcohol-related accident. Why, then, does Epps feel it necessary to justify his actions with silly puritanical statements like, "Intoxication is associated with every form of adverse behavior occurring at Harvard"? Is alcohol...
...school of its own. China's four great inventions of paper-making, gun-powder, printing and [the] compass [...] changed the face of the world. These inventions and creations of China have brought forward the rationalistic brilliance of coordination between humanity and [...] nature, and the integration of scientific spirit with moral ideals...
...formal one, to modern life, and thus to question the value of any such production, no matter how many risks it takes. But the remedy for the doubt is available to anyone willing to admit how exquisitely the work of Euripides, especially The Bacchae, frames the most complex moral questions we know...
...based on his or her interests or the class's popularity. Students take Ec 10 because they have an interest in economics and want to explore that interest before committing to a concentration. Likewise with other classes: students take Justice or First Nights because they have no background in moral philosophy or classical opera, but want to learn about them...
...case progresses, and more of the conspiracy is unveiled, Ling's character becomes increasingly determined to get to the bottom of the matter, to resolve her own moral qualms, and she increasingly puts herself in danger by helping Moore. This shift of focus is extremely well done and welcome. Both characters become fleshed out and more endearing as they each must break from their traditionally defined roles: Gere gets to be a concerned champion of another's welfare instead of just a victim, and Ling gets to be an endangered target and not just a calculating defense attorney. This role...