Contrary to Ms. Jacoby's assertion, the purpose of education is not meeting "the needs of a 21st-century nation competing in a global economy," but preparing young people to lead successful personal and professional lives and to become informed and caring participants in a democratic society.
As all concepts were coded as Positive, Uncertain or Negative assertions, we combined the Positive and Uncertain assertions for the purposes of this analysis.
Mixed assertions such as "probably not", were considered uncertain assertions for the purposes of this evaluation.
As for Perle's meeting with Khashoggi and Zuhair, and the assertion that its purpose was to discuss politics, Bandar said, "There has to be deniability, and a cover story — a possible peace initiative in Iraq — is needed.
"Colting's assertion that his purpose in writing Catcher was to 'critically examin[e] the character Holden, and his presentation in Catcher as an authentic and admirable (maybe even heroic) figure' is problematic and lacking in credibility," Batts said in her ruling.
If you're one of those Republicans or Democrats fretting over growth, you probably agree in broad strokes with Paul Ryan's assertion that the purpose of the federal budget is to guarantee the "well-being of all Americans"… and you probably fear that without the right wonks in charge of the numbers, your well-being is on the line.
It is naïve not to expect that the practice of politics demands some amount of assertion that is for purposes other than conveying the truth.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the majority in the 6-to-3 decision, said the plaintiffs' assertion was enough for purposes of class certification because the question at that stage was merely whether, in the words of the relevant rule of civil procedure, "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members".
In Tehran today, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried to assure the world that Iran was developing its boy band for peaceful purposes, an assertion that met with skepticism from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Iran has asserted that its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes, denying assertions from the West and Israel that it is developing the capability to make nuclear weapons.
