Word: selflessness
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...also led more than a few initiatives. She has done the work of at least two employees, all the while being active in Mission Hill and The Seneca, completing her College education, and winning the Harvard College Women’s Leadership Award. She is tireless and selfless and amazing. We will miss her more than words can express...
...reach. Our hopes, our aspirations, our own narratives—they weave like strands into the very fabric of our life stories and our outlook on the future. For me, it is the power of these life stories that drew me to politics. My mother’s selfless sacrifice to provide her two sons with endless opportunities inspired me to service. Recently, Senator Barack Obama’s mission to change the way politics is run encouraged me to become involved in politics for the first time. Moreover, my own experience working on Senator Obama’s campaign...
...political benefit Harvard University derives from banning ROTC is trivial compared with the detrimental effect the ban has on the selfless students involved. Instead of scapegoating a group of students, Harvard ought to make the bold political statement it pretends to be making, by publicly decrying the Government’s discriminatory policy. Maybe the University could even demonstrate its dissatisfaction with the policy by giving back the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds it has received over the last 15 years and refuse to take any more in the future. Instead, by punishing ROTC cadets, Harvard...
...chance to come in, play a bit lower in the lineup, and get some confidence.” But without a doubt, what made this year’s team special, and what will make or break next year’s squad, is each player’s selfless attitude. Fish varied the lineup more than in most years, and rather than complaining about the changes or being insulted by the “demotion,” the players fought harder. “This year, guys weren’t selfish,” Nguyen said...
Recollections offered at the service painted a picture of a witty man, a shrewd academic, and a carefully critical, selfless administrator, whose influence, several speakers attested, remains with the University...