Word: shamed
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There is no special shame in not being the world's greatest nation. The Swiss and the Swedes lead happy lives. Perhaps, having remained steadfast for four decades of cold war, we have done enough. Prosperous isolation has genuine appeal. But it is embarrassing to hear a President proclaim, as Bush did in his State of the Union speech, that "America stands at the center of a widening circle of freedom," with so little to back it up. Surely the transformation of communism to capitalism, totalitarianism to democracy is the great adventure of the next generation. Do we want...
...have a pizza and conversation with their roommates, regiment themsleves on taxi driver hours to find well-lit and quiet places to study (don't laugh, many students do precisely this) or blow it all off and wing the exam (this is a popular choice, too). It's a shame that something so trivial as lighting should at all stand in the way of education here at Harvard. Come on librarians, Mr. FAS (whoever you are), Derek Bok or whoever else, let's find an economical way to provide better lighting. Jeffrey R. Stern...
Lady Day sang with the soul of Negroes from centuries of sorrow and oppression. What a shame that proud, fine, black woman never lived where the true greatness of the black race was appreciated. Malcolm...
...quite a shame that plastic bags and charred lungs aren't as attention grabbing as stars and stripes. They certainly do seem a lot-more important...
...tournament's tally took into account team wins but ignored individual victories. "It was just a shame they didn't take into consideration how we individually played," said Youssef, referring to a tie-breaking system used at other tournaments which would have garnered Harvard the crown solely...