Word: realm
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Steering the night's entertainment into the realm of parody, "Speed-the-Play" skewers the theater of David Mamet. This skit contains miniature versions of four Mamet plays: "American Buffalo," "Speed-the-Plow," "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and "Glengarry Glen Ross...
...which admittedly has contributed to our success, is a strong factor in shaping this school's environment. We all should have recognized this characteristic of Harvard life when we decided to attend. However, the pathological behavior which I have witnessed in the past six months lies far beyond the realm of tolerance...
While I am opposed to discrimination on any grounds, this latest action by the UC is just another indication that the champions of political correctness have again crossed into the realm of the absurd. I respect the right of individuals to perceive themselves however they please but do not believe that such self-perceptions need form the basis for a minority group that must be explicitly protected. By urging the University to adopt a legal policy towards individuals who wish to transcend their physical characteristics in forming identity, the UC is leading the way into both intellectually and practically convuluted...
...time something acquires a nickname, it may be said to have entered the realm of the normal. "Blood pinning," however, is anything but. Ordinarily, when Marine paratroopers complete 10 training jumps, they receive their golden wings, a pin with two half-inch protruding points on the back. Sometimes, with that military love of macho ritual, the pin is even proudly thumped into a Marine's chest to draw a little celebratory blood. But according to two amateur videotapes obtained by Dateline NBC and aired as well on CNN late last week, that ritual sometimes descends into something much more barbaric...
...health is different than depending on her to preserve our reputation and strengthen our abilities as the world's superpower. While much of Albright's work will involve economic foreign policymaking such as promoting the advantages of NATO and negotiating new treaties on trade, this is not the realm in which the selection of a woman is so mind-breaking. I am not suggesting that economic issues are light, requiring little strength or intelligence. The point is merely that there is a greater concern over national security, for these issues are most likely to pose a direct threat...