Word: reflective
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...Paul Gray's review of historian Susan Dunn's Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light [BOOKS, Dec. 6]: as a Frenchman living in the U.S., I have had the opportunity to reflect on the respective merits and shortcomings of the two countries' revolutions. Dunn does not render sufficient justice to the particular challenges of the French Revolution. While the Reign of Terror was a sad phase in French history, it would probably have been difficult to avoid. The lessons drawn about the later emergence of Napoleon can also be considered from two perspectives: while some consider it an end point...
These acts of homophobic graffiti in Winthrop, Mather and Adams Houses this year are the first in recent memory. In this sense, they are isolated incidents that do not reflect a prevailing homophobic sentiment on campus. As the student-initiated "We Live Here Together" pledge posted in Mather Dining Hall attests, those who advocate tolerance make up the overwhelming majority of students...
Still, crimes motivated by hate--even in the smallest amounts--sends a clear message of intolerance to the entire gay community. Unfortunately, because the acts appear to be the work of one or a few isolated individuals and do not reflect a campus-wide sentiment, the House Masters and administration can do little but continue to condemn the incidents strongly...
According to PSLM members, their actions reflect a universal fear that some Americans will be left behind in the current economic boom...
...elected three times by an absolute majority of the Croatian people. Croatians consider him the father of their nation. Consequently, a BBC series documenting his life bears the title "Franjo Tudjman--The Croatian George Washington." I would like to take the occasion of Tudjman's death to reflect on his achievements. This seems especially important given the cold attitude of the Western media towards his death...