Word: statement
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...might have been Pope John Paul II, whose calls for fair treatment of developing nations can be heard around the world. It might have also been Bono, lead singer of U2, whose visit to the Vatican initiated probably the first joint statement by a Catholic pope and an Irish pop star. It could have also been Jeffrey D. Sachs '76, Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade and Director of Harvard's Center for International Development, who is one of the most outspoken representatives of the economics profession and an avid supporter of the global debt relief program...
...second presidential debate in Winston-Salem, N. C. Texas Gov. George W. Bush answered a question on whether the U.S. should share some of its wealth with poorer countries by saying, "we ought to be forgiving Third World debt under certain conditions." It remains unclear whether this statement reflects Bush's sincere concern for developing countries or merely an attempt to match the compassion of Vice President Al Gore '69. Gore has been a strong supporter of the White House's debt relief plan...
...good title for the third category. When discussing your tax plan, one of your favorite phrases is "I trust you with your own money." The implication of this statement is that Al does not trust me with my money. If that were the case, why would he let me have any of it? You also like to make references to how Al attacks you. The other night you said, "There's an old high school debating trick, which is to answer something and then attack your opponent at the end." Al is not attacking you, George; he is attacking your...
...fourth category is the "contradictory" category. When you make statements like, "One reason people are skeptical is because people don't answer the questions they've been asked," you should probably take the Fifth instead. Earlier in the debate, a 24-year-old woman asked you how your tax plan would affect her as a middle-class single woman with no dependents. Part of your response included, "It'll be a world of peace because we're going to have a clearer, clear-sighted foreign policy." You also hit on Medicare and education. These are important issues, but they...
Before even glancing at grades or test scores, admissions officers at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, rate a student's personal statement. That first impression can color the whole discussion. The committee, for example, issued a swift rejection to a student whose essay was riddled with typos. After reading a moving tale of how a student bonded with a Chilean immigrant struggling to educate his children, assistant dean Debbie DeVeaux went to bat for the applicant: "I love this guy. I hope you love him as much...