Word: notionalism
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...Chung ’02: “I think that what ‘rape’ means is very different for men and women. The principle behind it is, yes, the same, that someone takes advantage of your body without your consent. But, I really think the notion of what our bodies mean is quite different for men and women. Women, in our society, have been taught for hundreds of years that our bodies are property, objects for purchase… I don’t mean to be dramatic, but when a woman’s body...
...types of warfare that we have to bring to bear." He characterized the relationship between American and Northern Alliance forces as one of mutual support. But then he added: "We are not going to adapt our game plan to theirs, necessarily." Washington isn't buying the notion of a new, improved Northern Alliance...
...anyone who has been clinging to the notion that America can win this war the easy way, the fate of Abdul Haq should serve as a powerful antidote. Few knew how to fight in the rugged Afghan steppes and summits better than Haq, a legendary mujahedin guerrilla who lost his right foot to a land mine while helping rout the Soviets. He left Afghanistan during the post-Soviet power struggle and renounced politics after his wife and son were murdered in his Peshawar, Pakistan, home. But he recently returned to the Afghan frontier, hoping to enlist defectors and warlords...
...There is really no resistance to the notion that there should be an easing of requirements for students who undertake erious study abroad,” Coatsworth said...
There are many possible methods of treatment for this disorder, of course. Immersion therapy seems a sensible course—plopping Inouye down in Cabot Science Library during exam time, for instance, would quickly disabuse him of the notion that Harvardians are “lazy,” while an evening spent reading the work of (carefully selected) Crimson columnists might well restore his faith in our overall intelligence. And even if this fails, we can rest secure in the knowledge that no patient is so far gone that they cannot be restored to health—so long...