Word: burdenered
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MIT’s decision to remove the 500-word personal statement from their college application eliminates a crucial piece of the college evaluation and admission process. The decision will make it more challenging for MIT to evaluate its applicants’ writing skills, shifting the burden of expression to three shorter 200-word response essays...
...struggle to stay awake through classes we’re already required to attend, seems unlikely at best. But there’s a secret here: When people view an educational opportunity as just that—an opportunity—it stops feeling like such a burden...
...sister organization in Rwanda. “Now, I feel more energized to be more involved with field work.”Several Harvard students who managed to snag tickets to the sold-out event expressed similar sentiment.“Social justice has always been a burden on my heart,” said Desta S. Lissanu ’13. “I’m Ethiopian...I really feel an obligation to help my people, and I’m trying to find a way to fulfill that.”—Staff writer...
...permits that demonstrate they are using the best available technology for controlling carbon whenever they engage in new construction or upgrading. "By using the power and authority of the Clean Air Act, we can begin reducing emissions from the nation's largest greenhouse-gas emitters without placing an undue burden on the businesses that make up the vast majority of our economy," said EPA administrator Lisa Jackson in a speech at the Governors' Global Climate Change Summit in Los Angeles...
...will make its decision on Oct. 2, after considering rival bids from Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro (which is considered the front runner). But in light of the heavy financial burden that is associated with staging the Olympics, the question is: Would getting the Games really be a good thing for Chicago...