Word: learnings
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Peace Corps in Ecuador so thoroughly, tracing his individual frustration back to the power source that fundamentally opposes meaningful change, as to argue convincingly that the chance-giving approach must fail. The implications for those younger than Cowan bring to mind George Santayana's maxim that people who never learn their history are condemned to repeat it. Skeptical as we may be about America's reformist institutions, ignorance could conceivably allow us to join the Peace Corps in the belief that we could do some good. Cowan's experience is consistent and compelling enough to prevent us from repeating...
...only learn through experience. We only really know what we have seen and heard and felt. I am not black, and therefore I cannot explain what it is like to feel the spiked heel of racism grinding into your stomach...
...skyjackers warned that they carried bombs and would blow up the plane if their orders were not obeyed. In their belts and sticking out of their pockets were objects that the passengers took to be the bombs. The skyjackers explained that they wanted to go to North Korea to learn guerrilla warfare. Ishida convinced his captors that the aircraft lacked enough fuel for the long flight. They then agreed to allow the plane to land at its original destination of Fukuoka, 550 miles west of Tokyo, to take on more fuel...
...often become incompetent at a level at which they once performed quite adequately." The executive may feel, rightly or wrongly, that he is undereducated, that he cannot keep up with the complexities of modern business and the talents of younger executives. Typical lament: "I'm too old to learn about this...
...must first find a direction. The Vietnamese, for example, are different. Their condition presents them with the necessity of fighting American aggression. They accept that necessity as valid and meaningful. They can therefore find meaning in the lives they are forced to lead. From them, we will have to learn...