Word: address
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Description Without (a Sense of) Place," given as the Phi Beta Kappa poem at Harvard's 1945 Commencement exercises, serves as a key example in which the context of a collection hinders comprehension. Life has halted around the outcome of the war in Europe. Stevens declines to address the issue at all; he muses on the nature of description. Poetry goes on. "The immense poetry of war and the poetry of a work of imagination are two different things," Stevens had said in 1942, and from this "struggle with fact" hoped to distill some poignant truth. The Collected Poems...
...address the needs of literally thousands of people coming through every week, so they can learn a little bit about Harvard and at the same time don't disrupt the school," Wrinn says...
...grief, we should carefully reevaluate the culture and pressures students often face, enabling us to take real steps to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. There are many resources on campus which can help students address personal challenges and difficulties. Mental Health Service, the Bureau of Study Counsel, In Common, Room 13 and Response, in addition to friends and family, can provide great help for those who seek them out. But they can do very little to help those who suffer in isolation. Students should not be discouraged, whether openly or subtly, from seeking help. No one should...
...help us overcome our difficulties, not cause them. University support networks are necessary, but should not serve as a band-aid for underlying institutional imperfections. We must care what all members of the community experience and believe, listening to their ideas and humbly and unselfishly implementing appropriate solutions to address any problems...
...high quality of this university, we must be aware of the stresses it can put on all of us, both personal and collective. The tragic events of two weeks ago should remind us that not everything is perfect. But working together as a community, we can and must openly address our shortcomings to enhance the academic and personal experience for all of us. Our commitment to excellence demands nothing less. --Adam P. Fagen, president, GSAS Graduate Student Council