Word: reaction
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...apathetic,” they seem to be referring to this inaction, not necessarily with regard to human rights abuses from half a century ago, but to the war in Iraq, mass murder in Darfur, or any number of contemporary tragedies. But our generation’s passive reaction to global injustice indicates nothing about whether or not we care, it is merely an indication of our acquired ability to move on in the presence of injustice while still doing what we can to contribute...
...session with undergraduates at the Center for European Studies (CES) on Monday before giving a lecture at an Institute of Politics (IOP) Forum yesterday on restructuring the French economy, with a translator assisting her at both events. “After a party loses anywhere in the world, the reaction is always the same: the party leaders look for someone to blame,” said Royal, whose failed run at the French presidency ended last year. “Defeats are merely a part of the life cycle of a party.”Royal focused much...
...Often, the lack of a comp is a deliberate decision, a reaction to the Big Three’s notoriously long and sometimes grueling try-out processes. “The general feeling with us is that the comp process is rather sadistic. [It] makes things too regimented,” says Tim R. Hwang ‘08, who would be executive president of Present! if such a title existed. “The only requirement is to find...
...There are scant signs, though, that it will. Gates' letter to Germany specifically requested up to 1,000 troops for the south together with helicopters. Within 24 hours, Germany responded with a simple rejection, although it will be sending another 250 rapid reaction troops to the north. Neither party in Germany's current ruling grand coalition government wants to stick its neck out on the unpopular proposal in the runup to elections next year. France is considering the request but any decision to dispatch more troops will likely be tied to a greater role in strategic decision-making. Other countries...
...Gaza, militants passed out flowers and candy at street corners to celebrate what one militant leader described as "the heroic act" at Dimona. A spokesman for Hamas, the Islamic militant group, which controls the Palestinian enclave, said that the attack was "a natural reaction to months of killing" of Palestinians by the Israeli forces. Various organizations also rushed to lay claim for the bombing. Israeli authorities have not yet identified the bombers, but members of two groups - the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the al-Aqsa Brigades - jointly claimed credit for the suicide bombing and released...