Word: oneself
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...must know something that I haven't discovered yet. He must have sensed that this whole notion of preparing oneself for post-graduation can be very overwhelming. It's as if I now have to plan my entire life in just seven more months. And still write a thesis...
...make the connection between such outrages and a permanent government that too often is up for sale to private interests. The notion that public service might require some sacrifice has become a quaint relic. Working in government, instead, has come to be seen as a way to enrich ! oneself. Public officials remain endlessly capable of rationalizing the trading of their office for private gain: we don't get paid enough; everybody does it; we could make much more in the private sector...
...work "too hard," lest one become a geek, and talking with professors--often the best way to learn--is thought of as "brown-nosing." Much admired is the student who can get a "B" without studying, which detracts from more important pastimes such as playing a sport, partying oneself into senselessness, or watching TV and gossiping the night away...
...Anything done for the University but not visible outside isn't going to help," says Jayne Assistant Professor of Government Mark A. Peterson, the department's head tutor. "Anything that interferes with making a name for oneself interferes with the chances of being tenured...
...there's a big difference between being interested in discussing intellectual ideas--which is a good thing--and completely losing perspective, losing the ability to laugh at oneself--which is really, really...