Word: shamefulness
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Barack Obama is probably not familiar with the lesser-known quotes of Winston Churchill, which is a shame. One might bring a wry nod of recognition. After contemplating how World War I had changed patterns of thought and belief, Churchill turned to the unending Irish question. "As the deluge subsides and the waters fall short," Churchill told the House of Commons in 1922, "we see the dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone emerging once again...
...should be acting. The University has a responsibility to include students in the decisions it’s making, keeping in mind that we are paying tuition and we make Harvard what it is... The University seems like it doesn’t care about students, which is a shame...
...transfers both as transfers and as students older than freshmen. At the champagne brunch in Annenberg earlier this spring, acquaintances and casual friends asked what freshman entryway I had lived in. When I told them I had transferred here, they were completely surprised. It’s a shame to see something that Harvard did so well fall by the wayside...
...Sure, most of us would not seek to go to a school where ideological diversity is completely maximized. It is unpleasant to face constant disagreement, and college is supposed to provide more than challenging conversations. Even so, it’s a shame that it’s so easy to live on campus for months or even years without really experiencing what psychologists call cognitive dissonance, the feeling of holding two contradictory ideas at the same time. While questioning our positions generally feels unnatural, few things are as essential. I sincerely hope that after four years here, we will...
...years ago. But an estimated 160,000 students stay home from school every day because of bullying incidents, according to Dr. Allan Beane, a former teacher and bullying expert who authored The Bully-Free Classroom. "These kids get angry and frustrated, and it creates this sort of toxic shame within them," he says. "They also have gotten to the point where they can't trust adults to handle their situation right, so they wonder how they'll cope...