Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BUT WAIT, Oxfam night is also a big social event. It's fun to go out, eat, and rejoice in our generosity. This raises the second objection to the Oxfam fast, the spiritual one. The purpose of the fast, in theory, is for us privileged Harvard students to commune long...
I have doubts as to whether the protesters tactics will be productive, as they may alienate many more moderate students. However, as a matter of principle, the protesters' actions were justified. Does my argument open the way for totalitarian results? Analogously, if one claims that some wars may be just...
The Serious Student Objection. We undergrads go wild over the sports we decide are important. Men's squash wins the national championship routinely and no one seems to care, but when football or hockey gets good in its respective league, watch out.
THE CELEBRITY Objection. Most people have a celebrity ratio of about one-to-one. That is, they are recognized by approximately as many people as they recognize. Some people have very high C-ratios: these famous folks are recognized by many more people than they recognize.
THE "STUDENT-ATHLETE" myth objection. It is a shallow stereotype that jocks are large, stupid, beer-swilling, anti-intellectual goons recruited and virtually paid to bring glory and attention and money to Harvard by their athletic prowess. There is, of course, an alternative stereotype, which portrays Harvard team members as...