Word: selfishness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...evening, in the expectation of deriving pleasure from one of the few opportunities of hearing the Glee Club to advantage, went away disappointed solely because of the rowdyism of certain persons in Thayer Hall. Such a violation of the principle not only is against good breeding, but is contemptibly selfish...
...execution leads to dependence on others, and so to interdependence. Consequently when war breaks out, the neutral nations suffer with the guilty; there is a state of confusion, and trade is paralyzed. Hence the non-combatants will try to make peace between the belligerents if only from a selfish motive...
...years. The new emperor continued his study of music, grammar, and language, and allowed his mother, Agrippina, to seize control of the state. But she became a Roman Cleopatra, and because of her refusal to spend the public money for pleasure, she became unpopular. Nero was now living a selfish and extravagant life in the midst of riches and pleasures, and is said to have preferred the theatre to the Senate. Agrippina chafed at this and a struggle arose between mother and son. The idea was then suggested to Nero to kill Agrippina, but he hesitated for a long time...
...peculiar fact that by the time Senior year comes around a College man feels that everything good that is coming to him from his academic life, both in the way of learning and pleasure, is all but over. He retires to his selfish pursuits, thoroughly convinced that, unless he has already "made good" in athletics or some other undertaking, further effort for the College or class will be of little avail. The same spirit is evident in the small number of Seniors who join in at such an informal gathering as was held in the Union last evening...
Much as we all appreciate the great amount of work falling to professor Sabine's lot, we cannot, but regret his loss for purely selfish reasons. But its recent action the Corporation made possible the retirement of the Deans from the Committee, but we entertained a sneaking hope and belief that their efficiency, and the prospect of less work in the future, would secure their reappointment. Now at least one place on the Committee must be filled by a new Faculty member, who will be just as ignorant of what is necessary as were the Deans when their athletic management...