Word: notions
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Perhaps my own experience is not a representative one, but a singlesex education failed to prepare me for the world beyond--namely, high school. I'd like to think the notion that singlesex institutions are essential is an anachronism that will slowly pass. Yes, there are inequalities along gender and racial lines in the most powerful extremes of society. But isolating boys or girls in school fails to address the problems they'll face later as men and women. Andrew S. Cang '99 is a neurobiology concentrator in Kirkland House. This is his final column...
Instead of standing on a side and knowing what is wrong and what is right, we stand in a great gray area (another favorite color of moderates). In this new world, where most voters split their tickets, Americans find ourselves without a clear notion of what our politicians really believe...
...political motivation? Is the American spirit trivialized by those little toothpicks with American flags on them, that people use to serve hors d'oevres? One could make a case that both of these uses are offensive, and one could also argue that our country was founded on the notion that we could use the flag as we see fit. But honestly, I think I would have a hard time keeping a straight face while one side challenged the other about whether the toothpicks could go down the garbage incinerator...
...wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that at all. In fact, we guys are ecstatic with the notion that sex appeal actually improves with age. That is, if this were the real world and not the world of cinematic fantasy. Nevertheless, women do seem to find the likes of Connery and Ford attractive (I guess the fame and wealth thing doesn't seem to hurt, either...
MOYERS: Some critics scoff at this whole notion of a deeper layer of meaning to what they call strictly kid stuff. I come down on the side that kid stuff is the stuff dreams are made...