Word: preferments
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Wilson's interventions were in fact not purely idealistic; they involved realistic appraisals of his nation's economic and strategic interests. But he was correct in claiming that Americans prefer such assertions of national interest to be accompanied by moral ideals, each helping to cloak the other. From the Monroe Doctrine to Manifest Destiny, idealism and realism were the warp and woof of U.S. foreign policy. In a nation that views its economic and political system as righteous, the distinction between interests and ideals tends to blur...
...innovation, critics continue todismiss the Core and its guiding philosophy.Holding the traditional view that what onelearns is more important than how, theseopponents say they prefer distributionrequirements or a "Great Books" curriculum...
...cycle of activities, when months of idleness gave way to short but intensive periods of planting and harvest. As novelist Leo Tolstoy once explained, "The Russians harness their horses very slowly, but they ride with great speed." Russian people have little patience for daily chores and fixed schedules. They prefer to get things done in sudden bursts of activity. This style of work came to be known in the Soviet period as sturmovshchina, or storming a task...
However, SAA members point out that AAA, although considered an "umbrella group" of Asians by many, refuses to accept that definition. And some students say they prefer having a separate group specifically for South Asians...
...truth, the everyday military experience is not likely to change much after the ban is lifted. Just because being gay will no longer be grounds for expulsion does not mean that every gay in the military will come out of the closet. Some will fear harassment; some will simply prefer discretion, the way gay civilians generally do. In all likelihood the vast majority of gays in uniform will keep their sexuality largely private. They will simply stop living in fear that someone may find out and cost them their future. Those who might wish to be flamboyant or confrontational would...