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...more a moral imperative than are alternative ways of enhancing deterrence. While a case can be made (and debated) for such defense, it has to surmount the obstacles of feasibility and cost in terms of competing strategies and competing moral claims on resources. It is not moral simply because of good intentions...
...software. Most of the programs available today are basic drill-and-practice routines that resemble expensive electronic work books rather than the more imaginative examples described in this report. Small wonder, since good programs often require more than 200 hours of preparation for a single hour of instruction. To surmount this barrier, university administrators will have to do much more than shower their campuses, with expensive equipment. A more important step will be to persuade some of the best teachers on the faculty to take an active interest in the new technology and give them the funds and technical help...
...Nicaragua, the people we kept down for so long rose up. In El Salvador the people have not been able to surmount the U.S.-supported junta. Why then would an improvement in Nicaraguan defense capabilities be so "alarming," in the words of the majority? Liberals can't seem to understand the nature of American involvement in the region, and they aren't taking the side of liberty and equality...
Still, the poll clearly delineates how great are the obstacles that Mondale must surmount if he is to cut significantly into Reagan's lead. By far the biggest reason for that lead is that Americans simply feel good about the nation, the economy and their own prospects for the immediate future...
...then I delve deeper and I stumble upon the true meaning and significance of the Olympics. I believe that athletics are only a forum which allows diverse, diffuse and struggling nations to surmount their differences and come together. The Olympics symbolize the ability of such nations to overcome political disputes to achieve a common end. To me, politics are just as an important element of the Olympics as are the events...