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...springs from not being loved and respected in one's family or society. Such hatred can be countered by focusing on humanistic values like love and respect with creativity and by practicing empathy and tolerance. There is a crucial need for society and the world's political leaders to strengthen the role of those values and finance the organizations that teach those qualities. That could prevent or perhaps reverse the spread of hatred and violence originating from neglect and alienation. Ildi Trencsenyi Budapest...
...from not being loved and respected in one's family or society. That kind of hatred can be countered by focusing on humanistic values such as love and respect through practicing empathy, tolerance and creativity. There is a crucial need for society and the world's political leaders to strengthen the role of those values and finance organizations that teach those qualities. That could prevent or perhaps reverse the spread of hatred and violence originating from neglect and alienation. Ildi Trencsenyi Budapest History is replete with alienated minorities that successfully assimilated and did not bomb innocent people. Angry Muslims have...
...treatment. Unlike many foreign imams, who find America's open society too jolting and withdraw to their mosques, he reveled in the cultural diversity. "I never had a Jewish friend until I came to the U.S.," says the gregarious imam. "And the questioning of all religions here helped me strengthen my own beliefs...
Even as she runs a state of 5.7 million people, Napolitano has traveled extensively to strengthen her political connections around the country. A lawyer, she first attracted national attention in 1991, when she represented Anita Hill in her sexual-harassment case against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. In 2000, just three weeks after mastectomy surgery, Napolitano addressed the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. The pain was so bad, she says, she could barely stand up, but she knew the nation was watching. Four years later she was being mentioned as a potential running mate for John Kerry...
...grant. Scott said that the AISES award was particularly meaningful because Harvard has a comparatively lower representation of Native Americans in comparison to other colleges. Currently the Harvard chapter of AISES only has eight members. “[Scott’s] success will really do a lot to strengthen the presence of AISES on campus.” said Lee Bitsoi, AISES’ faculty advisor. Bitsoi said that the group’s development this year is due in large part to the dedication shown by Scott and Elijah M. Hutchinson ’06, who helped found...