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Ours is a recommitment to liberal education. "Among the liberal arts," wrote Montaigne, "let us begin with the art that liberates us." [3] Montaigne was referring to a process whereby previously unexplored beliefs and values are challenged as well as unsuspected dimensions of the self discovered and nurtured in order that students may become "wiser and better" for themselves and for society. Liberal education presumes that a broad education will liberate the individual by offering opportunities for foundational knowledge, reflection and analysis, artistic creativity and an appreciation for the precision of scientific concepts and experiments. It stresses Bildung over...
...standard filter, he says as he shows data from his preliminary tests on the device.None of Marshall’s inventions has been produced commercially, although he says he believes that tobacco companies have found out about ROMAR and are waiting for his patent to expire before they begin using the design.Marshall’s inventions straddle several fields. He says this diversity reflects the breadth and spontaneity of his interests.“I just see something that’s being done in a complicated way, and I see how it can be done simply...
...leave when the real work is about to begin,” Brown wrote. “It is going...
...Rubin, according to the two sources, did not speak much during the conference calls, but when he did, it was to say that Summers had apologized enough for his remarks and should begin to “move on.” That suggestion was supported by Professor of Public Service David R. Gergen, who was not on the call but consulted with the president on a regular basis during the controversy, according to two people who were informed of his advice...
There is another, more personal challenge facing Olmert. He and Netanyahu, along with Dan Meridor and Benjamin Begin, were once called the four princes of Likud--and of them, Olmert was regarded as the least likely to succeed, a smart inside operator but a politician, not a statesman. He will have to perform in the spotlight now, and inside players tend to wilt when shoved onto center stage. Netanyahu has become Israel's Richard Nixon--his negatives are stratospheric, but he is a tough competitor, a plausible Prime Minister. Olmert will have another opponent as well: the memory of Ariel...