Word: respecting
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...some ways, Perry said, the children have "wonderful qualities - understanding of others, respect for their elders, kindness." But they have also been taught the outside world is filled with Satanic forces - movies, music, games - and as they are exposed to them in foster care, Perry says, they may well believe "My parents were right!" In some ways, Perry said, this situation highlights "fracture lines in our culture" about lifestyles and parental control. "But the state is not saying 'Don't wear those dresses," Perry says, referring to the legal basis of the Eldorado raid. "It's saying you cannot have...
...Although one conservative military organization, comprised largely of retired soldiers, lambasted Zapatero's choice as a display of "contempt," the armed forces' hierarchy itself has been characteristically circumspect. "We will receive her with the same respect as her predecessors," one high-ranking officer anonymously told El País newspaper, "and perhaps a little more delicacy...
...Wednesday, Mather House co-Master Sandra Naddaff ’75 suggested many reasons why Mather HoCo has been so popular over the past four years, but a few stuck out for me: her open acknowledgement of the importance of dialogue with students about decisions concerning House life, her respect for students’ maturity, and her desire to work with students, even about prickly issues such as alcohol...
...Mather is any indication, the key to ending democratic apathy among students (and possibly faculty members) is an increase in responsibility, power, and respect. Students have already recognized that the Empire of the Central Administration has maligned them—will the Faculty come around as well? We have some preeminent professors here that write about democracy and its discontents (hi, Professor Sandel). I only hope that their research gets applied to Harvard before everyone forgets the opportunities that a College community provides for experimenting with its governance...
...impose rules and regulations, children react by becoming disrespectful and rebellious. They also see far too many adults and celebrities who act as if getting drunk and behaving like rowdy footballers is the ultimate way to have fun. Today's Britain is a society where responsibility, duty and respect for others are sadly lacking. J.Y. Yeung, Buderim, Queensland...