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...making the United States the world leader in per capita imprisonment. Defenders of this startling practice maintain that if one in 100 Americans are imprisoned, it is because one in 100 Americans has committed a criminal act that merits incarceration. It seems implausible that this enormous economic and social burden is justified. Although some argue that high rates of incarceration have led to lower crime rates, comparison with other industrialized nations reveals the fallacy of their argument. High rates of imprisonment have had little effect on the homicide rate in the United States, which remains four times higher than...
...Myers:Well, I did live through the Gennifer Flowers episode, so, yes, it is difficult. The outside world perceives you're lending your gender to the defense. Here's a woman saying she believes the president. It's a greater burden on a woman, but it was uncomfortable for everybody. It's just too bad when those issues take center stage...
...best friends are those who can finish your sentences and predict when you’ll need a shoulder to cry on. But there is a fine line between being a good friend and becoming a burden who doesn’t understand personal boundaries. In “The Soul Thief,” an eerily provocative and creative work of fiction, Charles Baxter explores the nature of relationships and identity while commenting on the modern American experience. Ambiguity and contingency mediate the relationships in “The Soul Thief,” making it difficult to separate...
...While admission to Harvard is seen as the pinnacle of academic strength and achievement, membership in this selective community is a double-edged sword. The same qualities that brought us here—excellence, competitiveness, and ambition, to name a few, become liabilities when they burden us with high levels of stress, which 62 percent of Harvard students reportedly experience. Accustomed to success, we place unjustifiably high expectations on ourselves. Many of us have been told that at Harvard, no one will “hold your hand” and we have consented to this idea. Though regarded...
...program: an initiative enabling newly admitted students to pursue a year of international public service before delving into the pressures of campus life. Admission to the program would be on a fully need-blind basis, with financial aid offered to those students unable to bear the fiscal burden that a gap year typically entails. The university anticipates that the program will accommodate 100 students, or about 10 percent of the incoming class. While the logistics of the program are not fully flushed out, we applaud Princeton’s bridge year program for its attempt to cultivate a more well...