Word: sakes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Hays made her appearance. Models gathered to receive instructions while the designers took their seats among adoring fans and fashionistas. After a confusing explanation of “walk away from the judges, pose, walk towards the judges, pose, and then sit down” (repeated thrice for the sake of the models) M. “MC” Aidan Kelly ’08 gave the cue for the music—and the show—to begin...
...Furthermore, a modern nation yearning to join the European Union ought to make peace with its past. If President Bush can claim that acts of genocide will never occur “on his watch,” surely he should not shy away from recognizing one for the sake of political expedience. We are also disappointed that leadership of the recognition of the Armenian genocide has largely been left to politicians by academics. Academia aspires to question all orthodoxies in the name of the truth; the Armenian genocide is one area in which it has fallen woefully short...
...Concord with enthusiasm. As a student, she was exceptionally thoughtful and intelligent, quick to pick up academic challenges in class and explore new ideas. As a writer, she learned to express herself clearly and directly, skillful in putting criticism to good use. Interested in ideas for their own sake, she was able to excel in all areas—math, science, languages, history, and English...
...Fogg and the Peabody, in our departments of classics, of history and of literature. We are uncomfortable with efforts to justify these endeavors by defining them as instrumental, as measurably useful to particular contemporary needs. Instead we pursue them in part “for their own sake,” because they define what has over centuries made us human, not because they can enhance our global competitiveness...
...Most of these projects require some sacrifice by Harvard, usually in terms of money. Although Harvard’s massive endowment certainly factors into these initiatives, our rationale in advocating for them is not to spend for spending’s sake. Being at Harvard—whether one is a professor, a student, or indeed the president—is truly a privilege. We all, as Harvard community members, have a responsibility to see that Harvard honors that privilege by striving to give back to the society and communities that surround...