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...system it increasingly mirrors. The entire Texas juvenile-justice system had to be overhauled two years ago after it was discovered that kids were arbitrarily held years beyond their original sentence and that many were sexually abused. Recent studies have shown high recidivism rates from graduates of the private boot camps that were in vogue under then President Bill Clinton after he endorsed the experience as Governor of Arkansas. (Read "Boot Camps Take Another...
...there any sort of psychological training? The psychological preparation really happens at boot camp. They pretty much prepare you for anything. If you're going to fail, you're going to do it there usually. But above that, there really was no psychological training. They put us in shock-value scenarios, like viewing those autopsies. They put us in front of that to gauge our reactions, and I think most everybody dealt with it pretty well. That being said, one thing we do back home at Biotrauma, we've identified the fact that stress has a cumulative effect...
...imbue the lyrics with sappy romanticism, as in the chorus: “Let’s grow old together / And die at the same time.” Likewise, many songs include hooks of catchy and simply crafted couplets with the explosive intensity of a jarring guitar to boot. But if White Lies aren’t more careful with their limited repertoire of lyrical influences, they’ll soon find themselves one swipe of the black eyeliner away from being hurtled into emo obscurity. But on “Fifty On Our Foreheads,” this...
...said. “It’s good to see people who are directing their energy toward something based more on improving the lives of underprivileged youths.” OCS is providing support for seniors who are still finding postgraduate opportunities. The “Job Search Boot Camp,” a program that has seen an increase in demand this year, consists of personalized guidance and one-on-one consultations with OCS counselors. —Staff writer Victor W. Yang can be reached at vyang@fas.harvard.edu...
...artistes are just as without direction in this crisis as the rest of the world. Their bread crusts and beret counterparts–that is, the unsigned musicians and freelance visual artists–should be less affected by the crisis, given their relative removal from financial systems. To boot, rents are plummeting in major cities across the country, as is the cost of living. This is something to be excited about.Yes, you read correctly. While it’s a truism to say that the best art has always been created in poorer times, the real gift that...