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...like to be called “assistants,” not “graders”—you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your bluebook, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of St. Augustine flattened by a phrase or reading about the “Xian myth...
...Although I applaud the effort that went into selecting TIME's 100, it made me uncomfortable that the Heroes & Icons category, which listed the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela, also included Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mel Gibson. Schwarzenegger and Gibson became icons as film stars, and their real contributions to the world are mere pinpricks. Bronwyn Noble Madison...
...While I applaud the effort that went into selecting TIME's 100, it made me uncomfortable that the Heroes & Icons category, which listed the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela, also included Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mel Gibson. Schwarzenegger and Gibson became icons as film stars, and their real contributions to the world have the importance of mere pinpricks. BRONWYN NOBLE Madison...
Ambivalent Harvard fans, many at their first and only game of the season, rise to applaud at a fashionable moment. They then recline to chat with their friends while the action passes them by. Win, lose, or draw, they will return to the Yard after the final buzzer sounds. They won’t think twice about the conference playoff picture or the game-winning goal. The ephemeral thrill of Harvard athletics evaporates until The Game rolls around 10 months later, and that’s assuming the trip to New Haven isn’t too arduous, the temptation...
...many points, I agree with Freinberg’s description of the ideal liberal arts education. When he says, “being able to think intelligently about the problems we face is clearly a terrifically important skill,” I applaud...