Word: resistance
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...deHart argues that it is ridiculous for Harvard to resist creating an ethnic studies program when it has a nearly 30-year-old program in Afro-American studies, which she considers to be a sub-field of ethnic studies...
...ways to improve their communities. Voter registration, adoption of black foster children and outreach to prison inmates were suggested. Education, entrepreneurship and moral living were also stressed. Given the energy and the boldness that this march unleashed, it is hard to see how the black men who participated can resist transforming their communities...
While most health clubs are constantly upgrading their equipment, we at Harvard fervently hold on to tradition and resist the forces of modernization. And what is it we smell as we stroll through each room at the MAC? I would posit that it is the powerful aroma of perspiration and body odor. Much in the spirit of Harvard diversity, this scent usually seems to be a unusual mix of many different types of sweat...
...dictates of conscience ahead of Vatican doctrines, particularly in matters of sexual behavior. The paradox of U.S. Catholicism today rests precisely in this freethinking fractiousness among believers, who nonetheless continue to find common ground and fulfillment in the practice of their faith. Some of them advocate change; others resist it. But most have by now realized that change is inevitable in the U.S. church despite the best efforts of John Paul to hold it in check. Demographics, immigration, the allure of secular U.S. culture--all these forces and more are reshaping the church in America. And so are Catholics themselves...
...sound a little like pandering, but in fact this Republican is that rare thing in politics, a stubborn truth teller, a man who votes and speaks his conscience. Consider some of his stances. Term limits? "Not a sound idea in a democracy," he says. Immigration? "Let's resist finding some new enemy of the week." Food stamps? Lugar voted against handing food stamps over to the states, saying: "A basic nutritional safety net should be available to all Americans." Affirmative action? In his speech he talks about his Lugar scholarships for black, Hispanic and Native American students. "Is that affirmative...