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...holy text should require delicacy and courtesy on the individual level—not an exception to our principles. Just as law should not supercede certain religious traditions, as laws in France threaten to do by forcing Muslim women not to wear burkas, religious sentiments should demand sensitivity from society, not coerce obedience through violence...
...button or lost track of time. Although I knew it was wrong to keep people waiting and take up their time, I thought that others found the flaw endearing rather than annoying. Often, I would compensate by buying everyone bagels—carbs are, after all, always in high demand...
...increasing global demand for energy, the volatility of energy price, and the stress of environmental problems pose a significant threat to traditional energy practices such as oil production, Odum said...
...stakeholders, pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, multilateral organizations, and national governments shoulder part of the blame and bear hope for progress. As students, we must stand up to ensure that drugs and essential technologies created and licensed at Harvard are made openly available. As citizens, we have a right to demand that our government understands that the eradication of TB is more than a charitable cause: It is a national-security, economic-policy, public-health, and moral issue. Finally, as human beings, we have an obligation to open our eyes to the many forgotten faces of suffering and poverty, some...
...want to think about how to make abortion unthinkable," she said. "That’s bigger than illegal—it’s about how a woman can demand more of those around her and not accept crap from people...