Word: outlook
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Imagine a literature class that equates Shakespeare and the novelist Alice Walker, not as artists but as fragments of sociology. Shakespeare is deemed to represent the outlook of a racist, sexist and classist 16th century England, while Walker allegedly embodies a better but still oppressive 20th century America. Finally, imagine a society in which some of the teachers reject the very ideas of rationality, logic and dialogue as the cornerstone assumptions of learning -- even when discussing science...
...failure to address the jokes aimed at Blacks was simply an oversight (an egregious one), and that he finds such self-parody offensive and not "politically correct." If that is the case, I would still much prefer to be "incorrect" any day, as I do not share such an outlook...
...University is already in a stage of transition, and the appointment of a new dean at the Ed school will be a another significant step towards the shaping of Harvard's new administrative outlook...
Today, partly sunny and not so cold. High 25 to 30. Outlook for Thursday, chance of snow early, otherwise partly cloudy. High near...
...question of fairness could arise often this year if a prolonged Middle East war creates an oil-price shock and plunges the U.S. into a deeper recession. In a gloomy assessment of the banking outlook, FDIC chairman L. William Seidman warned Congress last week that more big banks could go bust in 1991 unless the current recession is "short and shallow." A run of large failures would swiftly bankrupt the FDIC's deposit-insurance fund, which stood at $9 billion last month. Even without a sharp downturn, Seidman said, the fund will fall to a record low of $4 billion...