Word: scopes
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...Unfortunately, the book’s scope is too narrow. According to Oz, one could “mention the words ‘freshman fifteen’ to any red-blooded female and watch a shudder run up her spine.” But are women really the only ones gaining weight in college? I think not, and Oz does little to address the needs of male students. College life presents novel freedoms that are so exciting, dietary balance is often left out of the equation for men and women alike...
...main mouse here is the one attached to a computers. The design of the underworld is pretty splendid, with an imaginative scope and attention to detail that might have taken decades to realize if each piece had to be constructed and painted, rather than simply texted and input. You certainly won't see thumbprints on the characters, as were occasionally visible in the fingers-on-clay movies. This one is as polished as a formica table top in the kitchen of a neat-freak housewife. The question is whether the Aardmen lost some of stop-motion's charm, its humanity...
...always make sure that you are looking at as many polls as possible,” said Harvard Republican Club Vice President Mark A. Shepard ’08. “One poll is not indicative of the broader election.” Marking an expansion in the scope of analysis, the IOP, for the first time, examined the political views of both young adults who attend four-year universities or colleges and those who do not. According to the poll, of young adults attending college, 38 percent considered themselves politically active. Of those not attending college, 34 percent...
...English 151, “The 19th Century Novel” aren’t sufficiently relevant to be included in the general education curriculum, the committee runs the risk of trivializing a host of departments and a number of highly distinguished academics. Though it may be that the scope of some courses makes them better suited to the new Core, the committee seems to be specifically accusing these courses of teaching material that is not worth knowing...
Groups like SLAM have also been accused of using overly feisty, noisy, and confrontational tactics. Yet, not only do such criticisms ignore the vital role played by loud and vigorous dissent in any democracy worthy of the name, but they also fail to note the full scope of what student activists...