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Part III: Nothing is more crucial at the end of the paper or exam than actually assigning a grade. Some TFs choose to assign grades arbitrarily, an atavism which dates back to a primitive TF life cycle in which TF pupas, scattered to hostile environments by lack of grant money, would randomly mutate into either TFs or financial consultants. While this approach is encouraged, a finely tuned Bad TF can grade papers with a combination of whimsy and style. At the end of the paper or exam, write "Nice Work." Below that, write "B+." Then, in a different-colored pencil...
...suppose the only way to get rid of Rawlins's perceived problem of over and underrepresentation would be to simply take each of the College's genders and ethnic, racial and religious groups and assign them a number of seats on the Undergraduate Council proportional to their percentage of the population. Women would get, say, 40 seats, Asians would get 17, Muslims would get 5 seats, and Jews would get 15, including, of course, those female representatives who happened to also be Jewish-we want no double-dipping...
...would be tempting to assign the Mormons' success in business to some aspect of their theology. The absence of original sin might be seen as allowing them to move confidently and guiltlessly forward. But it seems more likely that both Mormonism's attractiveness to converts and its fiscal triumphs owe more to what Hinckley terms "sociability," an intensity of common purpose (and, some would add, adherence to authority) uncommon in the non-Mormon business or religious worlds. There is no other major American denomination that officially assigns two congregation members in good standing, as Mormonism does, to visit every household...
Lieut. Sweeney, a stickler for good order and discipline, demanded a crisp salute from enlisted men. Whenever he approached a group of us, we would assign one person in the group to salute lefthanded. A thicket of arms would snap up in the regulation manner, accompanied by an enthusiastic chorus of "Good morning, SIR!" Sometimes, Lieut. Sweeney would pause after he passed us, look puzzled for a moment and then shake his head and move on. But the notion that we could have an impact on his mental health was wishful thinking...
...should reading period be done away with, or modified? For many students, the cushion of time before exams does allow added digestion of course materials and a well-deserved mental break, while Faculty are able to assign longer, more comprehensive projects bringing together focal points in their courses...