Word: humanize
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...Kennedy school alum, reminded me of another piece of modern Harvard lore. The legend goes like this: There was once a Guatemalan military officer studying at the Kennedy school who received not one but two documents on Commencement Day--his diploma and a subpoena to answer to charges of human rights violations...
Chakma was allegedly abducted by government forces in 1996 and has never been seen since. Prime Minister Hasina has to this day refused to release the report of the investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, a bill that would create a national human rights commission had been languishing in Sheikh Hasina's cabinet for over a year while she rushed through a draconian "national security...
Despite his faith, Ma has not been immune to one of the largest social problems facing China today: corruption. In the past year, raids on house churches--worship groups set up in homes--have increased from twice a month to once a week, according to human-rights groups in Hong Kong. As long as church members have the funds to grease the palms of the police, they can often escape arrest. Ma so far has paid $350, more than six months' salary, but he's worried that the authorities will soon return. "I pray they will not come back...
...failures. "You've got a vehicle with marginal stability and a tire that is marginal," says Dick Baumgardner, a former Firestone engineer who now examines tire accidents for legal cases. "Put them together, and you've got a disaster." Pull them apart, and in addition to the human toll, you've got all the makings of a nasty corporate pileup...
Sport at its highest level is a pure rush to the edge of human capability. How often do we get to watch mankind at its absolute best? We hear a composer's symphony or see the scar from a brilliant surgeon's operation, but we seldom see these men and women at the moment of supreme achievement. Sport provides one of the rare theaters where these moments can be glimpsed, and the Olympics are its gaudiest stage, where more records are set and broken than at any other athletic event in the world. By watching athletes like Marion Jones, Michael...