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...rooms reflect a great deal of personality, personal needs and tastes," she says. "Some people feel comfortable in a bare room, which I totally understand. Some people feel comfortable in much more elaborate surroundings...
...group has discovered that students' rooms reflect a lot about their inhabitants...
...policy of gender neutrality is supported by those who realize that language is a powerful force in shaping the way we think. As our primary means of communicating our ideas, words often reflect the boundaries we place on our own thoughts. By using a term such as "Congressperson," a writer chooses to convey only one relevant fact about an individual: that he or she serves in Congress. All other biographical information may be interesting, but unnecessary; all people are eligible...
Language should reflect the beliefs of the times. At Harvard, where the current attitude seems to favor allowing differences to thrive in a pluralistic setting, gender specific language is not always a bad thing; indeed, it is often necessary in obtaining a clear meaning. By comprehending where the line between fairness and factual accuracy lies, we will all understand each other much better...
...Several parallelisms of wording and argument exist between my article...and a paper by John McMillan," Woodall wrote in the October issue. "The parallelisms between the two articles reflect a reliance on the work of another without sufficient acknowledgment, and I apologize for this unintentional lapse in professional vigilance...