Word: neighborism
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...also understood, however, that this was about people’s homes, and as a good neighbor, it was important that any agreement serve the Charlesview mission and its residents. The three-year conversation between Charlesview and Harvard has kept Josephine’s expressed concerns and principles at the forefront. The discussion has focused on the elements of a shared future—how to preserve the housing and the mission that brought Charlesview to life many years ago; how to ensure that Charlesview and the hope it gave to hundreds of families will exist many years hence...
...steel mills, coal mines and the cultural hegemony of the French language; the Flemish spoken in the north was considered little more than a peasant patois. But since the Second World War, Flanders has moved ahead, with higher income, lower unemployment and a more dynamic economy than its southern neighbor. The differences range from social security to birth rates to cultural proclivities, and there are Flemings and Walloons ready to argue about every one of them...
...busy finishing her fifth plate. While eating a lot isn’t an essential component of Festivus, the roommates also partook in the traditional “Airing of the Grievances.” In the Seinfeld episode, Frank Costanza tells Senifeld’s eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer, “At the Festivus dinner you gather your family around and tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year!” Following these instructions, Douglas, Nierras, and their two other roomies happily griped away about their poorly decorated common room. They were...
Though Harvard’s a pretty well-rounded place, it’s still rare to see a group this diverse sit down to dinner together at Harvard. And no, we don’t mean that friendly, love-your-neighbor kind of diversity your mother fooled you into appreciating, but rather the diversity of the most interesting members of the Class...
...troubles of the Arab world are rooted in the Palestinians' misfortune does great harm. It encourages the Arabs to continue to avoid addressing their colossal societal and political ills by hiding behind their Great Excuse: it's all Israel's fault. Certainly, Israel has at times been an obnoxious neighbor, but God help the Arab leaders, propagandists and apologists if a day ever comes when the Arab-Israeli mess is unraveled. One wonders how they would then explain why in Egypt 4 of every 10 people are illiterate; Saudi Arabian Shi'ites (not to mention women) are second-class citizens...