Word: perishes
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...singling out, flattering or otherwise, of this course, to be tarred by the brush of I don’t know what—relevance?—possibly teaching someone something of the past that might illuminate (or not) some recent events as well? Perish the thought. Let General Education courses in the 21st century, especially the ones under the rubric “historical and global perspectives,” be pure, informing us above all that we, and our societies, have sprung forth like Athena from the head of Zeus: fully formed, fully armed, with no past...
...today. In Bangladesh alone, child mortality fell from 35% to 6% over the following 20 years. But far too many people are still dying from preventable diarrheal diseases. Today, according to unicef, diarrhea still claims the lives of 36,000 young Bangladeshi children a year. Infants like Sohag would perish if they didn't live near a hospital - because they were born to parents unfamiliar with oral rehydration. For the third time in 12 days, 6-month-old Ullash has been admitted to the ICDDR's children's ward; just one of 325 patients admitted within the last 24 hours...
...came to Harvard not to build a resumé and get a consulting job, but to explore some of the most intriguing academic questions in the world today and—perish the thought—to actually learn something, good luck. But for the rest of you, I have a few cynical words of advice...
...like to see what other people are sharing. Apparently, nobody has any thoughts on John 10:10, so I skip to John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Ah, here we go. Thirty-four people have annotated the famous verse and seven apparently feel my spiritual life will be enriched by their thoughts. Thus far, the eBible community has not attracted a theological elite. "A succinct presentation of the Gospel," writes Scott. "This is a great verse for football...
...predictable ending. “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” I am well aware it was a cliché, but my breath still caught in my throat. Afterwards, my friends and I strolled across the street to the National Cemetery. It was hot and we walked slowly, trying to poach some information from the group...