Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years as a journalist in Lebanon and Israel taught Thomas L. Friedman two important lessons. "First, when it comes to discussing the Middle East, people go temporarily insane, so if you are planning to talk to an audience of more than two, you'd better have mastered the subject. Second, a Jew who wants to make a career working in or studying about the Middle East will always be a lonely man: he will never be fully accepted or trusted by the Arabs, and he will never be fully accepted or trusted by the Jews...
Soon some of those sons may be telling their sons that they had better not imitate Rose's off-the-field behavior. For in the past few weeks Rose has become a very different kind of symbol -- still characteristic of American values, but this time of values hardly anyone likes to admit harboring. Charlie Hustle is well on his way to becoming Charlie Hustler, an emblem of the gambling fever that is sweeping America. This year Americans will spend an estimated $278 billion on everything from state-run lotteries to church-run bingo. The big question for millions of American...
...communicating it to their clients. But why should anybody break the law to bet money that could just as easily be wagered legally? Well, the numbers operators sell tickets for as little as 25 cents, in contrast to $1 for state lottery tickets, and the illegal game offers better odds. In general, odds in the state lotteries are the worst of any type of gambling. Atlantic City casinos, for example, are required by New Jersey law to return as winnings 75% of the money bet, but state lotteries generally return only...
...might think you'd have better luck across the Yard at University Hall, the home of the administration of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). It is true that the people who run FAS are one bureaucratic layer closer to students, but that does not mean they are necessarily eager to cater to the needs of undergraduates...
Spence believes that for Harvard to remain tops in an increasingly competitive market for scholars, it must attract high-quality junior professors. And to attract high-quality junior professors, the University must give them a better chance at receiving lifetime posts here...