Word: prided
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...intentioned, innocuous idealism, but potentially a cause of harm—not, thankfully, to the benighted peoples the campaigners ostensibly seek to help—but to their own society.This self-congratulatory student activism, typified by such officious petition-writing, fosters a pernicious habit of moral sloth and validated pride. These bad habits, easily formed and even more easily justified, make our own politics more bitter, more boastful, and less humane. Unsurprisingly, these self-styled moral paragons select an investment bank to impugn—a target fit for the coward or the sycophant too fearful or too flattering...
...diversity of opinion. The news world is incredibly small, with the same reporters often working and appearing across multiple formats.Print reporters end up writing the books that are then reviewed and discussed on television and talk programs, creating a small community of highly visible and highly opinionated people. Newspapers pride themselves on unbiased reporting, but broadcast news’s format is frequently opinion- and personality-based. There is the dangerous possibility that the line between hard and soft news will blur as radio hosts and reporters interact while cashing checks cut by the same coporate overlords.While integrative shows...
...After dark, he sometimes drives a few miles into the center of Hartlepool for dinner, where a marina built by the council is bolstered by two new call centers and a tourist attraction. The pride of the town is now HMS Trincomalee, a restored 1817 warship, just like the ones Hartlepool was once famous for building, another ghost ship in a town haunted by them...
...while IM athletes may not garner the same recognition as their varsity counterparts, it’s hard not to appreciate an event like the River Run. The truest platform for displaying House pride, the River Run brings together part-time athletes of various shapes, sizes, and states of hung-over to compete for the superiority of their respective residences...
...true fan stands outside in the cold and suffers for his team,” said Beau C. Robicheaux ’08. “Whereas a bandwagon fan shows up in the ninth inning to pop the champagne.” Nevertheless, the pride of the fans in attendance was obvious. As the revelry of the night reached its apex, Red Sox fans hoisted Papelbon’s jersey on the flagpole of University Hall. “I’ve watched every pitch of the playoffs and haven’t done much work since...