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James Joyce: 140 characters? A sentence of such fractured length would have barely begun to scratch at the surface of man's vain, insignificant - James Joyce: Damn...
...that the world would one day remember them. And it is now up to us, the living, in our work, wherever we are, to resist injustice and intolerance and indifference in whatever forms they may take, and ensure that those who were lost here did not go in vain. It is up to us to redeem that faith. It is up to us to bear witness; to ensure that the world continues to note what happened here; to remember all those who survived and all those who perished, and to remember them not just as victims, but also as individuals...
...like this one) have shown, altruistic people achieve higher status, and are much more likely to behave altruistically in situations where their actions are public than when they will go unnoticed. Competitive altruism explains why soldiers jump onto grenades during war (their clans will reap the rewards) and why vain CEOs build hospital wings (they enjoy the social renown that they could never acquire from closing another big deal). In many hunter-gatherer societies, including some Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest, prominent families have staged elaborate ceremonies in which they compete to give away possessions...
...from students protesting this,” he said. “They’ve sent no comments directly to me.” But protestor Alethia Williams ’11 said that even if UHS does not change its policy, the protest would not be in vain. “It’s definitely worth the fight, if nothing else,” she said. —Staff writer Naveen N. Srivatsa can be reached at srivatsa@fas.harvard.edu...
...nothing u do 4 the lord is in vain...