Word: questioned
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...diagrammeddirections on how to live virtuously: Saramago isnot constructing a sermon on the merits ofobservant, moral living and rational governments.Rather, at the heart of the novel lies a deeplydisturbing hunch that perhaps, in the end, life isblind. We depend on life having a purpose, adirection. The truly disturbing question Saramagoposes is, what if life really means nothing? Thisquestion is not a new one, but it never ceases toprofoundly affect...
...conservative forces of Pleasantville, led by the town mayor (the late J.T. Walsh, in his last role), attempt to check the changes as they would an infectious disease. Not surprisingly, it falls to David to resolve what his sister started, and in so doing, confront the huge question mark he spends most of the movie evading: what should he stand up for, change or continuity...
...When the question of succession arose, Mark Whitaker was next in line for the job," he said. "As the managing editor, he was the most qualified...
Like all altruists, Jacoby claims that one's service to others--one's "socially responsible" career choice--is the justification for one's existence. But this just brings on the next question: Why? Why should I justify myself to anyone? As an individual, I am an end in myself. What is the justification of my existence...
Over the past 50 years, quite a few fascinating discoveries have been made, changing the direction and the assumptions of scientific inquiry. In his book, Probability 1, Amir Aczel, an associate professor of statistics at Bentley College, uses the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe as a frame for the discussion of a selection of these discoveries. He presents, in a clear and easily accessible narrative format, topics ranging from organic chemistry to chaos theory to the recent discovery of extrasolar planets...