Word: understandable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...integral part of the course, and of Eck's research, is to understand how the Hindu religion survives and changes in today's world...
...says much of the course is devoted to trying to understand a culture in which the gods are presented visually, "since most of us--Christian, Jewish, or secular--grew up in a context in which the gods didn't have 5 heads and 10 arms." Eck adds that Hindu myths are "not abstract stories that you learn at your mother's knee, like Greek mythology, but are actually imprinted on the landscape...
...said he would be willing to urge students to apply, so we got a little business done," Hunt added. "I led him to understand that we would welcome men and women from his country...
...Epps did understand that the views of the students are critical to the effective functioning of the administration, as the students are "living really with the institutions and we are only in the offices." However, he described one duty of the administration as trying "to show the students how Harvard operates and help students make Harvard work for them. That means matching their perspectives and talents with the institution...
...realized that there is one drawback to being on the cutting edge of slang: not a lot of other people understand what you're talking about. I tried to apologize to Wayne. "Sorry, Wayne," I said. "That was a harsh realm...