Word: backgrounders
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...father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas with a completely unpronounceable name,” Obama said. “But there were some people who did believe—and one of those guys was also a Harvard Law School graduate who came from a modest background...
...surprised by a passage in America in Vietnam which details how Americans traditionally think a soldier who commits a war crime should be put to death with little regard to the conditions or insight into the soldier himself. But a common murderer is treated more thoughtfully - his background, childhood, education and social circumstances are taken into consideration when looking at what punishment should be meted out. "Isn't it a strange turn of events that Marines are expected to be perfect under the stresses and brutality of a guerrilla war, but society says we need to uncover every mitigating circumstance...
...have very different goals in the label. So if a Latina magazine says that I'm a Latina writer, that's okay with me because I think they understand that that's a very diverse group of people. You can be of any race, any religion, any socio-economic background. It's almost a make-believe category. But there was a paper in New York that said something like, Valdes-Rodriguez is bringing the Third World just what it needs - chick lit. I thought, what about me is Third World? This person did not understand. And when...
...Obviously, discussing one’s sexual identity is often very difficult. Depending on a person’s social circle, hometown, religion, and family background, this can be an even harder decision. Some gay students reading this may be thinking, “Well, straight girl, who are you to tell me to make this difficult choice that you won’t ever have to make?” I realize that I don’t have the right to tell people how to live their lives, but just as I beg a friend with an eating...
There have been many misconceptions about the future of advising and advising programs. I want to set the record straight and make our goals and objectives very clear. We want to provide the Class of 2010 with the best advising possible!First, a little background: As a result of the recommendations in the Report of the Committee on Advising and Counseling, the College established the Advising Programs Office (APO) to help coordinate, facilitate, and support undergraduate advising efforts. The first initiatives are, among other things, to establish a peer advising program, recruit more non-resident advisers for the Board...