Word: reasonableness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also supposes that open criticism encourages support of Israel by non-Jews, and that failure to illuminate Israel's flaws causes non-Jews to reevaluate their support. How can such an intelligent, educated person show such a basic misunderstanding of the reason for Americans' strong support of Israel? Israel is supported because it is America's loyal ally and the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel gives America technology, military intelligence and a strategic base. Americans support Israel out of self-interest, whether or not American Jews criticize Israel. Calling Israel immoral only serves to relieve the moral consciences...
HARVARD claims to seek diversity in its admissions, which is its reason for not admitting more bright Asian-Americans. Harvard, along with other universities, is now under investigation by the Department of Education for possible discrimination. Although Asian-Americans have higher GPAs, Harvard traditionally has said its admissions process is based upon other criteria for diversity, athletic ability being among them...
...your definition of work?" Hoffman said. "Work is something you do for money isn't it, or for some other reason? I never worked, ever. If that's what work is, it is a dirty-four letter word...
...Every two weeks I go back to the Dana Farber Cancer Reseach Center, and I see and hear tremendous suffering. But the suffering is smothered by enduring hope and fearless love. I go there, and I am reminded that there is a reason why we are all here, and a reason why we put up with this world of ours...
...other's respective public bathrooms. Militant smear tactics are the last refuge of those unable to make a compelling legal argument that will distinguish between the Fly Club and things as harmless as Wellesley College, both institutions that deny their benefits to members of one sex. When reason and sobriety are beyond one's capabilities, only slander remains as an effective political weapon. SWAT, ZIP and their cohorts hope that repetition and volume alone will be enough to make their outrageous charges into facts. We, at least, feel that they should not be able to get away with it. Christopher...