Word: selfless
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...learning what they ought to. Ichiro Ozawa, the leader of the main opposition party, argues that the educational system is at the heart of Japan's difficulties because it simply forces children to memorize and solve math problems. That may have been sufficient when Japan needed nothing but obedient, selfless workers, but it does not nurture the right skills for Japan's future. "Japanese lack self-reliance and a sense of the individual," says Ozawa, "without which there is no democracy or creativity...
YOUR ARTICLE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY WAS an eye-opener, and your effort to address a very serious problem is commendable [BUSINESS, March 4]. My heart goes out to George Betancourt, George Galatis and the gutsy engineers who fought the management of Northeast Utilities. Kudos to them for their selfless devotion. The role of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should be investigated. Where can people go if the regulatory agency and utilities companies collude? How can we protect ourselves? It is time for a shake-up of the NRC. SUDIP GUHAROY Rancho Mirage, California...
...cavalierly cast aside because of ephemeral needs and self-interests, I can assure you that the recent restoration of memorial Hall will be re-evaluated in the most uncharitable light: it will be seen as suspect, of Harvard not interested in the sacred memory of her selfless deceased but simply in her own selfish desires, in square-footage and "usable" space and not in cherished alumni, noble goals, beauty or even architectural preservation...
...jerk when deprived of his chivalric mystique), but work with what you have--which Scarlett, God knows, did. Americans get the Presidents they exert themselves to deserve. That may or may not be a good thing; it is a mistake to get prissy about it. Selflessness shades into self-righteousness. If Presidents are chosen by the exertions of selfless zealots, the process may prove dangerously unrepresentative...
...easily understand the compulsion to sustain this tremendous effort through the 21st century. "We have been given a great responsibility," says James Cuno, Director of the Museums, "as we seek to ensure the future of this outstanding institution, the accomplishments of our predecessors...require of us a selfless commitment."Crimson File PhotoVisitors take in a mere fraction of the Fogg's vast holdings...