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...simple convenience. However, perhaps recording makes sense under limited and structured circumstances. For example, emergency absences from class are to be expected, and recordings could help these students catch up on missed material. If, however, it is a privilege to be at this college, why choose to dilute or cheapen that experience...
...relative pittance Stengel cited, the cost would be in addition to those of the Iraq war and federal prisons, not in their stead. Whether through conscription, graduation requirements or bonds funded by income or corporate taxes, a national-service system would be a drain on everyone and would cheapen the sacrifice of those who serve willingly...
...covered by medical or disability insurance, meaning the entire cost must come directly from an employer's pocket. Still, only 0.5% of employees tap adoption benefits, but the assistance is so appreciated that workers gush about it to colleagues, spreading the warm, fuzzy corporate feelings. "Not to cheapen it, but it's cost-effective goodwill," says Sorensen, "one that doesn't hit the bottom line very hard." Greg Rasin, a partner with Proskauer Rose who advises employers on benefits, points out that at the very least, the Families and Medical Leave Act compels employers with more than 50 workers...
...sure, some degree of criticism is warranted, even needed. Half-million dollar book deals are not signed every day—by a seventeen-year-old, no less—and this type of success must necessarily be yoked to a high level of scrutiny, lest we cheapen true achievement. But treating Viswanathan with the same lack of judiciousness with which she herself treated McCafferty sinks this affair to a new low.Some have also chosen to draw broader conclusions from this situation by linking it to the dog-eat-dog, rat-racing, ladder-climbing, and corner-cutting mentality of Harvard...
...freedom, we come to commemorate all who are true to their faith,” he said. “Hopefully we have come to commemorate ourselves.” Rushing said he was not originally in favor of a Martin Luther King Day because he feared it would cheapen the meaning of King’s message. “We want to save Martin Luther King from becoming an American hero,” Rushing said, arguing that it is easy to build statues in honor of dead heroes, but much harder to carry on their dreams with...