Word: reflective
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...sentimental. A final budget produced by Congress, which rightly has the responsibility for formulation money measures as the lawmakers most truly to bear all the needs of the country, does not, by extension, effectively reflect the nation. It reflects only the unprecedented political scamming over the budget. Congress would still have primary responsibility for formulation the money bills, the president would only add a less-affected dose of national and economic sanity. And of course, Congress can always reassert its will, if it can muster the two-thrids consensus...
With these facts in mind, Mr. Kahn's contention that the actions of the hijackers reflected considerable political sophistication, in that the hijacking was "calculated and perfectly planned" to interfere with U.S. policy and U.S.-Israeli relations, seems questionable. His pronouncement that "the Shiites are simply out to destroy those nations [that prize freedom] in any way possible for their own fanatical reasons" smacks of paranoia. Given the political turmoil, economic collapse and physical hardship the Shiites have withstood in the recent past, the terrorist actions of the hijackers more likely reflect extreme desperation and fear, instead of the well...
...belief that Harvard academia should not be isolated from the modern world. While he often claims that Harvard's mission is education and education alone (a position shared with some who think scholarly work should remain separate from modern culture and politics), he also emphasizes that that mission should reflect the ethical considerations and problems associated with contemporary society...
Also from Tikal are incense burners that reflect the Mayas' grotesque imaginings of hell. The 14-in.-high Old Fire God is a satanic orange figure that holds out a human skull. Another censer represents a Maya lord whose throne is decorated by the long-nosed figure of the Cauac Monster, who rules the Maya underworld...
...congressional inability to agree so far on immigration reform may reflect a collective judgment that the minuses of reform still outweigh the pluses. Kentucky Congressman Mazzoli argues that the wearying battle to change U.S. immigration law is "not urgent, except in the sense that it is more difficult to obtain reform as time goes on." A comment from former California Governor Jerry Brown is also worthy of consideration. Eventually, he guesses, some form of an additionally restrictive immigration law will be passed. Then he asks, "But will it make any difference...