Word: reflectivity
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...years, its influence had spread to Shanghai, at a time when the "Paris of the East" was largely under the control of Western powers. With close to 4 million inhabitants, 1930s Shanghai was the fifth-largest city in the world and the most cosmopolitan place in China. To reflect the era's gin-and-jazz culture, Shanghai's architects turned their backs on the pompous colonial edifices of yesteryear and embraced the modern sophistication of Art Deco. It was a prolific but short-lived phenomenon. When Mao Zedong's communists seized control of the country in 1949, the clampdown...
...belief standard” among science doctoral students would be contrary to the bedrock values of intellectual tolerance on which the academy is founded. At Harvard, the consensus seems to be one of cautious intellectual tolerance, as it should be. The degree requirements for a Ph.D. reflect one’s ability to understand a field and contribute to the scientific community’s knowledge of it. As Gund Professor of Neuroscience John Dowling wrote in an e-mail, as long as graduate students’ “creationist views do not affect their science teaching or research...
...Senator Obama denounce the politics of slash and burn yesterday while his own campaign is espousing the politics of trash today?" As for Geffen, he did what few people in public life ever do: he refused to scurry. He issued a statement that his comments were quoted accurately and "reflect solely my personal beliefs...
...Carry On, My Wayward Son.” These songs, many of which came out before we were born, were once considered the least cool songs in American music history. Now, knowing the riffs is the mark of a true hipster. We changed our ringtones to reflect how awesomely uncool we were. And yet, we knew, if anybody tried to judge us, we could always use the safety phrase, “We’re doing this ironically.” A revolution had begun.“Vice” magazine, practically a hipster bible, has described Journey?...
...Lawrence H. Summers’ supposedly masculine post as Treasury Secretary. The column essentially pits masculinity against femininity, and, to no one’s surprise, masculinity wins. While Lacaria’s sexist column does not represent the views of the majority of the Harvard community, it does reflect the distinctly gendered tone of the campus conversation regarding Faust...