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...away with a desire for universal answers to humanity’s problems is as unrealistic as the utopian philosophies he criticizes. A meta-narrative characterizing utopian thought as the ultimate source of the world’s greatest ills is both unsatisfying and unconvincing. Gray’s outlook is bleak: peace and harmony are dreams we will never realize, and more wars of religion and utopia loom overhead as we outstrip the world’s available resources. Gray offers some comfort in his praise of science, an area constantly making new breakthroughs and rewriting human ignorance...
...think that anyone who works at University Hall from 8 to 5, Monday through Friday, has a different outlook on what students do on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings when they’d like to go out and spend time with their friends, because administrators just aren’t here then,” Sundquist points out. “So its different for them, as much as they try and as much as they care, to understand students...We’d like to see at the end of the day a good compromise that can allow...
...like rooting for the Red Sox. It’s fun to be a fan around here. You feel like you fit in.” Myself, I’ve always enjoyed being a bit of a contrarian. However, I do admire your conciliatory outlook. Keep it up, and you might make it into the final club after all. He shook his head vigorously. “Like I said, I’m not even sure that whole thing is really for me. I think the guys are a bit too sophisticated...
With his blazing speed and nifty glove, Jacoby Ellsbury is just one of a few rookies brightening the Sox’ outlook. Mike Lowell, a thought-to-be aging star, is arguably the team’s season MVP. Daisuke Matsuzaka looks alarmingly like a polar bear cub. It’s a group I’m proud to see add a new chapter to Fenway Park’s legend...
...school students said they carry a gun, and more than 40 percent of all students said it would be easy to obtain a gun, according to the study. Half of those carrying a gun were involved in gangs, the study found. The report did indicate some improvement in student outlook, as more students reported feeling safe while commuting to school and when in their own neighborhoods, said Deborah R. Azrael ’83, the associate director of the youth violence center at Harvard. She said students also are more likely to trust the police. The data were released...