Word: myopic
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...editors: The dissenting opinion “On Campus, Off Campus,” by Emma M. Lind and Ramya Parthasarathy (May 4), seems hermetically myopic. And that is about the best thing that can be said about it. Plagiarism is an intentional act that is far beyond “reprehensible.” Its offensiveness reaches far beyond “the authors and publishers of the plagiarized works” and has touched the community of words and ideas at large. The authors of the opinion seem unaware of how far the impact of Kaavya Viswanathan?...
...social sciences and current events. The roles of ethnic minorities, the dynamics of ongoing border disputes, the strategic positions of key waterways: concepts like these are fundamental to developing a mature perspective on global affairs. Without a strong core of geographic knowledge, analyzes of international events tend to be myopic at best and provincial at worst. Yet Harvard’s course catalog continues to feature a grand total of zero courses in the subject. If Harvard is to have any sort of meaningful core curriculum—one which must aim to create informed, global citizens—then...
...science of homosexuality is grossly exaggerated. The pioneer in the field, Dr. Simon LeVay, told Newsweek Magazine in 1992 that he felt “as a gay man, if I didn’t find anything, I would give up a scientific career altogether.” This myopic lust for a genetic explanation of homosexuality—while based on genuinely benevolent intentions—overlooks the most important cultural means of improving homosexuals’ status in society, and could even be disastrous for the very group that the research intends to benefit. As Americans have witnessed...
...perhaps Hamas, if it wants to stay in Russia's good graces, should learn from this pattern. Terrorism is in the eye of the beholder - so if you can view the world through the cross-hairs of Putin's myopic lens, you'll do just fine...
...Armenian Studies James Russell is a curious person to lead the charge for general education.Nonetheless, in a two-semester survey of “Literature Humanities,” Russell has carved out a place in the battery of freshmen seminars (usually a portal to Harvard at its most myopic) to provide a semblance of well-rounded, broad education to eager newcomers.It has long been supposed that no one—neither professors nor students—wants to be troubled by the dead white men who comprise most of any Great Books curriculum. That over 100 freshmen applied...