Word: resorted
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...Your four choices of people to represent goodness suggest that you have confused being good with being peaceful. Some of the world's heroes have had to resort to violence to solve their problems. Take, for instance, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in the American Revolution. They not only gained America's independence but also set up a secular system of government that has since served as a model for the rest of the world. Chan Jan Lin, Singapore...
...than just another low-profile campus politician. As a member of SLAM, Krahel participated in the infamous hunger strike for Harvard security workers, proving that he’s more than just talk. “Hunger strikes shouldn’t be necessary, but it was the last resort,” he says. The oldest of six children—“We all have this really white-blonde hair,” he says. “We’re kind of Children of the Corn-y”—Krahel...
...idea that the gorgeous resort community of Nusa Dua would be chosen as the venue for a conference to save the world might seem counterintuitive: Bali's lush surroundings, after all, are beautiful to the point of distraction, and the more than 10,000 diplomats, environmentalists and journalists gathered on this island are here for the painstaking negotiations over one of the planet's most vexing challenges - global warming. Then again, it is far too hot outside at this time of year to lie about in the sun, and the delegates are all too aware that if they fail, here...
...Your four choices of people to represent goodness suggest that you have confused being good with being peaceful. Some of the world's heroes have had to resort to violence to solve their problems. Take, for instance, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in the American Revolution. They not only gained America's independence but also set up a secular system of government that has since served as a model for the rest of the world. Chan Jan Lin, Singapore...
...Darwin's kayak washed ashore defied tidal patterns. The turbulent sea had also been unusually placid that day. "It didn't add up," Young says. He recalls a search team member telling him, "We shouldn't be looking here. We should be looking in Malaga," the sun-drenched Spanish resort to which British holidaymakers decamp in droves...