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Another thing—Canada’s always bragging about its hockey skills. So the Canadians spanked the U.S. in the Olympic championships. That proves nothing, save for the fact that they are more adept at hitting a piece of vulcanized black rubber while skating around in circles on ice. Hardly a useful skill...
...Zapatistas as an act of solidarity—pointing to a vague clearing in the jungle. This clearing, Kaplan explains, represents the communities of native Mexicans who have been trampled by the actions of the national government. Kaplan’s work may not be the most technically adept, but the images are striking in their earnest honesty...
...learned how to gain speed and turn, but I’m not adept at all. Tamara has never seen me skate, but she said if I was five years younger, she’d be happy to be my coach,” he says. “It’s too late to become a world-class skater, but it’s not to late to enjoy skating for what it is—recreational and enjoyable. I just move around the ice and feel proud of myself for that...
...limit my embarrassment, I became adept at dodging the food students threw at me during lunch. I located my classes on school maps and developed new routes so I could avoid the between-class hangouts of certain students (particularly the ones wearing tight jeans with large belt buckles). Within a few months, though, I was tired. As good as my navigation skills had become, I hated constantly rethinking how to get from point A to point B. It still hurt to hear students whispering about me in class and to feel too scared to say anything. I hated the sound...
...preparation—will earn a B, while hours of additional effort may only bring it up to a B-plus. Instructors must feel comfortable awarding grades in the B and C ranges if grades are to have any precision in their feedback. Harvard students are extremely talented and adept in many subjects, but not every student can excel in every area. There is significant variation in their quality of work, more than instructors can accurately reflect with only four grades...