Word: neglectment
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...Type A’s, one of Harvard’s most accomplished musical acts, says she has long dealt with institutional apathy. In response, she has founded a group entitled the Coalition for the Advancement of Rock And Roll (CARAR). Lest the group effect the same type of neglect it is designed to fight, the term “Rock And Roll” here should not faze the guitarless; according to Hufstedler, it is meant to be a “catch-all,” including “all the kids that are currently excluded, that...
...post-WWII urban America, White's experience is that of an nth-generation non-denominational Christian growing up as the child of Vietnam-era parents in the farmland of upstate New York. In spite of this, both books share themes of violence, the legacy of parental neglect, and the power of personal expression to move people beyond their crushing circumstances. For a first-time graphic novel author, Shane White exhibits a remarkable talent for the form, delivering a shattering and memorable portrait of abuse and reconciliation...
...said Clinton's proposed commission to investigate the slow governmental response to Hurricane Katrina was "unnecessary" because "we know what caused it"-a veiled reference to white racism and Republican neglect. He said the African Americans in prison were "victims of poverty" and so were the African-American single mothers of children born out of wedlock. And then, just for fun, he added that blacks need to investigate the "ravages of the Democratic Party and see if there's anything worth salvaging...
...focus on any one party, but the lessons of Hurricane Katrina are all too clear. Since day one, as the nation scrambled to figure out just how to deal with this tremendous devastation, one thing became tragically clear: the nation’s lowest quintile had been inhumanely neglected. The resources to which the nation’s poor have access are logically fewer than those available to the well-off—thus appropriate measures should have been undertaken to ensure their safety. The neglect with which they were treated exposed deep and unacceptable inequalities fabric of our nation...
...Core tried its best to make Western thought non-essential to graduation (even as most departments ensured their students would be firmly grounded in it). Going forward, the Committee on General Education must simply accord the West the same treatment it gives other subjects. Dont privilege it, but dont neglect it either by citing the importance of some amorphous global culture. With the HCCR mired in indecision, the oft-maligned Introduction to Western Civilization course may be about the most tangible and indispensable part of Harvards new curriculum...