Word: moralizes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...went to other loci of insight and exploration with modern and expedient means of communication, and do not ascribe a moral to this tale. They are too busy studying and teaching. --Dalasini Cummings...
...legalization of gay marriage does not only serve as a moral boon to homosexuals, but as an economic one as well. If all goes well with the Hawaiian Supreme Court's decision, then homosexuals in Massachusetts can look forward to sharing in everything from their spouse's health and dental insurance plans to their estates after death. Moreover, legalizing gay marriage allows for the adoption of children by homosexuals and their full participation in communal lives as husbands and wives, mothers and fathers. We applaud Governor Weld's decision to extend greater measures of freedom and equality to homosexuals...
...have begun to be adapted to the new technology. The interconnection of religious documents through so-called hyperlinks has produced a new form of scholarship called "hypertheology." Clicking on Lot in an electronic Bible, for instance, might connect you to similar stories in the Koran or pertinent 20th century moral commentaries. Just as the first illuminated manuscripts exposed readers to early theological debates, these hypertexts open up thousands of interpretations of God's words to anyone curious enough to click a mouse...
Having an honor code does not mean that people who were previously inclined to cheat will not; what it means instead is that whether to live morally becomes a choice; a sense of responsibility is incurred--both to oneself and to others; and the idea triumphs that we should do what we know or think is right because it's right and not because we have to. There will be few proctors in the real world; therefore, moral choices must ultimately come from within...
...that something is wrong in these hallowed halls. Ideally, we would not need an honor code to have unproctored exams; people would live their lives by an internal sense of integrity. But the fact that Harvard decided after much consideration not to try an honor code demands a serious moral inquiry. It forces us to ask: Is there honor at Harvard...