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...during senior year, they worry about their future so much that they often sacrifice their dreams for the sake of stability--by going to law school or medical school or into investment banking when they don't really want...
...Court's recent decision is particularly complicated because it falls exactly at the intersection of two extremely compelling moral claims: on the one hand, freedom of religion, and on the other, commitment to life. In the case of the Christian Scientists, the use of modern medicine for the sake of supporting life directly contradicts their religious convictions. For the state to dictate that modern science be used in cases of illness is, to the Christian Scientists, a direct affront to their understanding of the inalienable and sacred right of freedom of religion...
...Magic announced to the world on Nov. 7, 1991, that he had contracted the AIDS virus, it seemed to many that he was pronouncing his own death sentence. Michael Cooper, a teammate at the time, left the press conference crying. Johnson had to quit basketball then, supposedly for the sake of his own health and definitely for the peace of mind of his peers. He made cameo appearances, first at the 1992 N.B.A. All-Star Game and then as a member of the USA's Dream Team in the Barcelona Olympics, but when he tried to make a comeback...
...trying to impose my form of entertainment upon anybody else. Yes, I find reading newspapers enjoyable. But I also believe that reading the newspaper is more than recreation. In some sense, it's a civic responsibility. If you don't want to follow the news for enjoyment's sake, fine. But realize that the news is one of the most accessible, least expensive ways of becoming a better-informed voter, consumer, whatever. This is as true at Harvard -- where you can keep tabs on your favorite administrator--as in society at large, where you can read about zoning proposals...
...that business is bad. In fact, the bank is prospering. For efficiency's sake, it has installed LOANEX, a software system that supplants much of Paul's judgment. It is an "experience-based" program containing far more data than any loan officer could have in his head. Would-be borrowers type in answers to questions that appear on the screen. Credit reports are then factored in, after which the software says yes or no. Only if it prints out maybe is Paul's input needed, and this seems to be happening less and less. Nor do things look better higher...