Word: assignments
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Under the new system, each House will appoint a resident tutor as a “sophomore advising coordinator” to assign rising sophomores to other resident tutors of the House who have experience in the areas of interest indicated by the students...
...take the view of Winston Churchill, who said after Adolf Hitler invaded the U.S.S.R., "If Hitler invaded hell, I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons." The terrorists are our Hitler, and the drug dealers are our U.S.S.R. We must assign a higher priority to our external enemies even as we care for the wounded from both wars...
...Justin Burnes works for Easy Being Green in Sydney and goes door to door offering a simple deal. He will replace the light bulbs in your home with high-efficiency globes that will cut your power bill; you assign your carbon rights to Easy Being Green, which gets abatement certificates and sells them to polluters. Last year, the company distributed 3 million bulbs to 500,000 homes. Even with public opinion turning green, Burnes says it can be a tough sell. "Offering people something for free is the major attraction," he says. "But it's still hard convincing older people...
Harvard syllabi often feature the same name under “Course Head” and “Required Reading,” but what goes into the decision to assign one’s own book to unsuspecting students? FM took a look at two different philosophies behind this age-old practice...
...Even though pacing is normally under the director’s purview, in this case it seems inappropriate to assign the blame to Hughes. His direction draws crisp lines through the drama that highlight Shanley’s straightforward storytelling, and each character’s journey appears both distinct from and part of the murky moral scenery—all admirable directorial achievements...