Word: selfless
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...Harvard compares to two-time Olympic glory, Chu is modest. “It’s a great honor,” says Chu. “There are so many talented people here at Harvard.” “I think she’s selfless,” says Katey B. Stone, head coach of Harvard women’s ice hockey. “I can’t say enough...she’s as good as it gets.” Stone is impressed by Chu off the ice as well?...
...from Star Wars to Harry Potter, this one isn?t spurred by revenge (you killed my father, so I must wipe out your civilization). Here, love is the driving force (I will do anything to keep you alive), making The Fountain the rare quest film with a hero as selfless as he is besotted. Izzy calls Tom ?my conquistador!? and she?s not kidding...
...idea of altruism, and locating both answers in behavioral adaptations for the preservation of our genes. But if you believe, and Richard has been articulate in this, that natural selection operates on the individual, not on a group, then why would the individual risk his own DNA doing something selfless to help somebody in a way that might diminish his chance of reproducing? Granted, we may try to help our own family members because they share our DNA. Or help someone else in expectation that they will help us later. But when you look at what we admire...
...matter that the flag raising was about the least dangerous activity any of the men had engaged in on Iwo Jima, or that none of them had raised the first flag. No visages are visible in the photo--an anonymity that added to the shot's sense of selfless, faceless heroism, as well as giving the War Department's publicists leeway to fiddle with the facts...
...over the years from its early admissions policies,” Larsen Professor of Public Policy Christopher N. Avery ’88 and Ramsey Professor of Political Economy Richard J. Zeckhauser ’62 wrote. “This strongly suggests that this policy change is a selfless act, not some stratagem to outmaneuver its rivals...