Word: learnedness
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Many Saudis resent Western attempts to blame Wahhabism for Sept. 11; they say the Saudis who ultimately joined bin Laden's brigade learned their trade not in Saudi Arabia but by fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan--a war supported and funded in part by Washington. But some Saudi elites have...
But the most important lesson I’ve learned from my heroes this summer is that I’d never want to be one. Their greatness is their curse. They are constantly being called upon to be heroic. Kim has to go to Tokyo, Paris and Wisconsin on...
But this summer has been about both mind and body. I have shaped my physique, but I have also learned some important life lessons. For example, I have learned that people are intolerant of those who have different customs. I guess this is one of those heartbreaking realizations that we...
The case against him had its troubles too. It was likely to be overshadowed by testimony about how Lindh's confessions may have been coerced by the humiliating conditions of his military confinement--bound, blindfolded, strapped to a stretcher and placed inside a steel container. So on July 12, when...
The second of seven children, Kok learned an important lesson early in life. His father invented new types of locks and held 22 patents, but he never made money on them. "I learned," says Ron Kok, "that the value of an invention is based on how successfully you can commercialize...