Word: respectibility
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...part of a family tradition. Harvard should actively seek, even more than it already does, to help its alumni connect to current students, but it should not do so by compromising its core values.It will be difficult and potentially costly for Harvard to take the moral high ground with respect to legacy preference. But it is clear where the moral high ground is. Unlike academic indicators, athletic prowess, artistic talent, diversity of background, and the myriad other factors that go into making an admissions decision, a student’s legacy status contributes little, if anything, to the College community.However...
With all due respect to Cheney and her partner, Heather Poe, the majority of more than 30 years of social-science evidence indicates that children do best on every measure of well-being when raised by their married mother and father. That is not to say Cheney and Poe will not love their child. But love alone is not enough to guarantee healthy growth and development. The two most loving women in the world cannot provide a daddy for a little boy--any more than the two most loving men can be complete role models for a little girl...
...Benedict XVI's trip to turkey offers an opportunity for genuine dialogue between Christianity and Islam, a chance to figure out how tolerance and interfaith harmony can be promoted across the globe. Religion should not become a divisive force in society. All religions should teach the same things - love, respect and compassion. Sivaram Srikandath Cochin, India Any decent, fair-minded person has a moral obligation to condemn extremism, religious or secular. But the Pope's peremptory linking of Islam and violence is irrational and irresponsible, especially when such a wildly inaccurate judgment comes from somebody whose religion has historically caused...
...right: atheism. C.P. Belliappa Coorg, India Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish citizen, made an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981. Two-and-a-half years after the attack, the Pope personally favored the would-be killer. Benedict XVI deserves to be welcomed in Turkey with respect and dignity. This kind of tolerance could signify a fundamental step toward peace and mutual understanding between Islam and Christianity. Daniel C. Ammann Zurich, Switzerland The Challenge to Islam Re Father Richard Neuhaus' viewpoint [Nov. 27], in which he explained that Pope Benedict XVI is challenging Muslims to confront hard truths...
...resources to plugging the middle, routinely getting guards to shade towards the interior and give help when the ball got deep. That left the outside open, and not even a shift from 2-3 zone to man-to-man defense when Goffredo was in the game, a sign of respect for the Crimson’s senior marksman, prevented him from getting more good looks than usual. “They were definitely sagging off me when I was on the weakside,” Goffredo said. “My guy was down at the block...