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...themselves. Under this narrative, the U.S. would be seen as having failed there less for any lack of effort or resolve than for the absence of an effective national partner. This narrative is more likely to take hold if the U.S. publicly sets clear benchmarks for what Iraqis must accomplish regarding political reform and security performance and what they should expect if they come up short...
...work on,” Miller said. “After my freshman year, I worked for an environmental group in D.C. It was interesting but impossible to make substantial change.” “At Harvard, it’s cool to be able to actually accomplish something.” Miller’s roommate, John P. Chambers ’07, describes him as “always running from one meeting to another.” “It’s cool that we can still hang out, though. He knows...
Some cynics might argue with me by saying that a UC president has no business in hogging up the social spotlight, and that the post is bestowed in order to accomplish something, regardless of visibility. There is certainly some degree of truth in this, but I’m afraid it is to conceive of politics in a very limited sense; of course leaders are meant to be do-ers, but they are also meant to be community representatives, students who are not merely servants of the college, but also symbols of them as well. Politics is, and has always...
...upperclassmen alike, the Crimson’s competitive ability leaves its players seriously contemplating whether this year’s team might be one of the best in recent memory.“It shows the whole team that we’re ready from the get-go to accomplish all of those things that we have said we could in the past,” tri-captain Max Meltzer said. “We’re at a higher level early in the season, and it just helps our overall confidence.”Given his quiet demeanor...
...parents are an inspiration because they did not know English but somehow got through graduate school and wrote their PhD theses,” he says. “I look at them now and they still can’t really speak English. That they could accomplish this with no support system...is a big inspiration...