Word: unafraidness
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Colleagues remember Epps as an advocate for improving student life, a dean who was unafraid to stand alone in policy debates and a central figure in efforts to improve race relations at the College...
...Epps was unafraid to be an outspoken advocate of his policy stances, often throwing his weight behind projects opposed by Lewis and publicly disagreeing with his boss about the nature and aim of Harvard’s undergraduate education. He prided himself on independent thought...
...difficult to generalize a place like Cairo, where things are pulling in so many different directions. There is no use talking about the so-called “Arab street” because people here are refreshingly diverse in their political opinions, and are unafraid to criticize both themselves and others for the problems of their region and the world. It is this frankness and honesty that really stands apart in my mind, and I think it is grounded in people’s firm understanding of who they are and where they stand in the world. Most Egyptians...
...hometown of Newark, New Jersey, the watershed literary work and its accompanying stories established a voice—raw, angry and unafraid to tackle the unpleasant and controversial. It went on to win the National Book Award...
...enough fear can also be dangerous. People unafraid of natural risks like solar radiation, or risks they think they can control like driving, or risks that are associated with perceived benefits, such as smoking or alcohol consumption or fat-and-calorie-rich diets, fail to take adequate precautions—and they too face a greater likelihood of premature death...