Word: morass
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...which they live is, after all, much more politically correct. With the passage of our new undergraduate curriculum, the Faculty have finally woken up to what any good relativist could have told you decades ago: Harvard’s curriculum is finally as much of an incoherent, poorly composed morass as its student body...
...Quite what his readers will think of Murakami's foray into the morass of contemporary Japanese politics remains to be seen. In his literature, and his life, he has made detachment an almost heroic pose. Murakami maintains that he hasn't changed. "I'm just the same way as before - independent," he says. "I am Japanese but still, I'll be myself." It is not an entirely convincing statement - but then there is nothing wrong with a politicized, compassionate and explicitly Japanese Murakami, especially if he puts his uncompromising self at the service of enlightened causes...
...week, an even larger group of legislators announced that they had determined that the death toll of the Nanjing Massacre - where Japanese soldiers slaughtered Chinese civilians over a three-week period - was just 20,000, one-tenth of the figure widely accepted among historians. Even without wading into the morass of what constitutes "historical evidence," such endeavors are plainly terrible for Japan's image abroad. "It really just makes the whole country look really bad," says Dujarric. "It's what you'd call an 'own goal' in soccer - and they seem totally oblivious to this...
...authorization of the Iraq conflict. By repealing its authorization of the use of military force, passed in October of 2002, but not delaying funding for troops deployed in Iraq, Congress could undermine any moral legitimacy that President Bush can still claim for continuing to throw soldiers into the morass while avoiding accusations of undercutting troops in the field. When the conflict no longer has the blessing of Congress, President Bush’s continued support of remaining in Iraq will be in direct conflict not only with the position of Congress but also with the will of the people...
...This morass has fueled the stunning ascension of mixed martial arts and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Though derided as "human cockfighting," the UFC feeds the video-game bloodlust of young fans and has ripped market share from the sweet science. "If boxing were a stock," says veteran boxing historian and television commentator Bert Sugar, "I'd sell it short...