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Some things are doomed to remain imperfect, the United Nations among them. De spite noble aspirations, the organization that more than any other embodies the collective will and wisdom of an imperfect world was created, in the words of one former secretary general, not to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell. Is it failing in that task
Alarmed at the bitter dispute over the war in Iraq, and at growing threats -- from the devastation of AIDS and the danger of failing states to the prospect of terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction -- that the UN ’ s founding powers hadn’ t even had night mares about, last year Kofi Annan, the current secretary-general, asked a group of eminent folk to put on their thinking caps. Their report on how the UN might in future better contribute to international peace and security--mobilising its own and the world’ s re sources to prevent crises where possible and to deal with them m
A. foretelling the fragility of an imperfect world.
B. restraining the noble aspirations of heaven.
C. depicting the aim of establishing UN.
D. pursuing the collective will and wisdom of humanity.
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Some things are doomed to remain imperfect, the United Nations among them. De spite noble aspirations, the organization that more than any other embodies the collective will and wisdom of an imperfect world was created, in the words of one former secretary general, not to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell. Is it failing in that task
Alarmed at the bitter dispute over the war in Iraq, and at growing threats -- from the devastation of AIDS and the danger of failing states to the prospect of terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction -- that the UN ’ s founding powers hadn’ t even had night mares about, last year Kofi Annan, the current secretary-general, asked a group of eminent folk to put on their thinking caps. Their report on how the UN might in future better contribute to international peace and security--mobilising its own and the world’ s re sources to prevent crises where possible and to deal with them m
A. UN is in an unprepared predicament.
B. noble aspirations take humanity to heaven.
C. UN is in an unprecedented dilemma.
D. former secretary-general saves human from hell.
TEXT D
Temporary Employment
Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment that occurred in the United States during the 1980’s to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as firsttime or reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements. However, statistical analyses reveal that demo-graphic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers. Instead, these analyses suggest that factors ’affecting employers account for the rise in temporary employment. One factor is product demand: temporary employment is favored by employers who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another factor is labor’s reduced bargaining strength, which allows employers more control over the terms of employment. Given the analyses, which reveal that growth in temporary employ
A. encouraging equitable pay for temporary and permanent employees
B. getting firms to offer temporary employment primarily to a certain group of people
C. ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefits from their employers
D. faciliating the organization of temporary workers by labor unions
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At some point during their education, biology students are told about a conversation in a pub that took place over 50 years ago. J. B. S. Haldane, a British geneticist, was asked whether he would lay down his life for his country. After doing a quick calculation on the back of a napkin, he said he would do so for two brothers or eight cousins. In other words, he would die to protect the equivalent of his genetic contribution to the next generation.
The theory of kin selection--the idea that animals can pass on their genes by helping their close relatives--is biology’s explanation for seemingly altruistic acts. An individual carrying genes that promote altruism might be expected to die younger than one with "selfish" genes, and thus to have a reduced contribution to the next generation’s genetic pool But if the same individual acts altruistically to protect its relatives, genes for altruistic behavior might nevertheless propagate
A. innate human hostility.
B. his privileged status.
C. apparent human altruism.
D. his sacrifice resources.
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At some point during their education, biology students are told about a conversation in a pub that took place over 50 years ago. J. B. S. Haldane, a British geneticist, was asked whether he would lay down his life for his country. After doing a quick calculation on the back of a napkin, he said he would do so for two brothers or eight cousins. In other words, he would die to protect the equivalent of his genetic contribution to the next generation.
The theory of kin selection--the idea that animals can pass on their genes by helping their close relatives——is biology’s explanation for seemingly altruistic acts. An individual carrying genes that promote altruism might be expected to die younger than one with "selfish" genes, and thus to have a reduced contribution to the next generation’s genetic pool.
But if the same individual acts altruistically to protect its relatives, genes for altruistic behavior might n
A. complementary.
B. contradictory.
C. superficial.
D. over-simplified.
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