Word: vitalize
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...life should only underscore the importance of defending the First Amendment’s protection of free expression. The war against terrorism is often cast as a struggle to defend our essential freedoms; free sexual expression is as fundamental as the right to free speech and just as vital to the pursuit of happiness. Although openly integrating homosexuals would introduce myriad new problems—from locker rooms to family-based leaves of absence to pension plans for spouses—and although there are no simple solutions, these issues are neither insurmountable nor unworthy of the effort to solve...
...TIME: Why is radical reform vital for France? BLANC: This nation has enormous capacities that are stifled by a bloated state structure. Reforming our administrative and democratic organization would require profound changes, but the results would be rapid and dramatic...
...around Mass. Hall last spring, it turns out that the administration essentially agrees with what everyone else figured out long ago: workers should be paid more. “It is important to recognize that all who work at Harvard, regardless of rank or position, contribute in vital ways to the teaching and research mission of this great University,” Summers proclaimed in his statement. “It is essential that our employment policies and practices reflect this principle...
...uses loud disjointed transitions, and though this is somewhat interesting at first, it soon becomes clear that he only does so because he has no clue how to segue from one scene to another. He also fails to set the proper tone and atmosphere, both of which should be vital in Mothman. Another problem is that his obvious visual tricks—superimposing images, Mothman-like figures and red eyes scattered all over, quick camera movements to emphasize urgency—never really build the sense of paranoia or tension it intends to, instead disconnecting the viewer from the film...
Last, and perhaps most troubling, is that West’s handling of this situation seems in many respects to contradict some (ostensibly) vital underpinnings of his own teaching and work. Most notably, West has made a name for himself for courageously standing up for what he believes in, whether or not it is generally accepted...