Word: offending
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...whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth...
...alarmed. What you are about to read may offend you. But that isn't altogether tragic, since what you are about to read is an irreverent but hopefully comical satire of Harvard students--the types they come in and the mannerisms that characterize them...
...difficult to accept an exhortation to "pass up the opportunity to offend" from the author of "Developing the Student Body." This editorial about physical education began with this ever-so tactful line: "There are too many fat students at Harvard." It is difficult to think of a better example of a line designed to incite or upset the students body. Clearly Cucci does not live up to his own code...
...editorialist's goals are to be read and to make people think about why they hold the beliefs they do. We may often say things which upset or offend people. We should have no regrets because we are simply saying what we believe--such is our right in a democracy and intellectual community. If we get a strong response and many letters, we have done our job. By forcing people to put their principles into writing, we have made them think about and perhaps even reconsider their values...
...insults and accusations usually do not really advance one's position. Instead, such hostility alienates friends and foes alike. So Why not pass up the opportunity to offend? We'll conserve a great deal of energy and avoid weakening our own positions...