Word: vision
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...opponents of this new and radical philosophy were given ample opportunity to hone their skills refuting all these unpopular ideas. But what is the best that Ayn Rand's critics at this august institution can throw at her? Objectivism is lumped in with conservatism, as if Ayn Rand's vision of man as a rational, productive, heroic being were compatible with the conservative vision of a wretched sinner who will sacrifice himself for the needy willingly if the government will just let him. Objectivists are caricatured as blind followers, as if being convinced by a rational argument were equivalent...
...mediocre shooting statistics (10-23) over the weekend are not so much a testament to his poor play as they are to his willingness to take the weight of the team on his shoulders. Scott tried to carry a team in die need of leadership and a clear vision of its purpose on the floor...
...Lucas' image in the press as an elusive personality, not to mention the reverential way in which his colleagues and employees often speak about him (one hears a lot of talk about what "George likes" and what "George wants" and how one must go about achieving "George's vision"), a melodramatic visitor might be forgiven for imagining himself as Martin Sheen traveling upriver in search of Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now (a film, by the way, that Lucas originally developed, and that he intended to direct before ceding it to Francis Coppola...
...Harvard, they will rethink their decision to increase the size of future entering classes. No matter how talented the pools of applicants, the College should not take steps which require it to taint the residential housing system and its commitment to diversity. These two pillars of the Harvard vision, after all, are significant parts of what makes it such an attractive college in the first place...
Instead, the questions are--almost without exception--about how Wellstone thinks his vision can be made palatable to the American people, and about what he believes can be done within the academy to advance his cause. When a self-proclaimed "activist" stands up and says, "If everyone in this room would just get together...we could ignite others," I feel like I'm at a meeting of the Objectivist club and my exuberance about Wellstone suddenly morphs into a kind of skepticism...