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...whose spiritual core revolves around free markets and individual liberty. He took a cudgel to the think tank's idol, Friedrich Hayek, and his "intellectual creature" John Howard for what he termed their assault on social justice. Rudd described a modern dystopia of debt and high interest rates, materialism, childhood obesity, time pressure on families and societal anxiety about the future. "The dilemma for the political right is that, in John Howard's Australia, it's not supposed to be like that," Rudd argued. "The white picket fence and all it stands for is supposed to be enhanced, not undermined...
...Narcissism is not the only part of the psychic stew that leads to mass murder. Among the additional risk factors experts look for is a history of other kinds of emotional turmoil, such as depression, substance abuse or some kind of childhood trauma. After the Columbine killings in 1999, the Federal Government commissioned a study of 37 incidents of school violence from 1974 to 2000 in an attempt to sketch some kind of profile of likely campus killers. In general, the investigators found that more than half of all attackers had documented cases of extreme depression...
...majority of my accomplishments in life has been limited to the realm of academics, many of the moments that I recall with the most vivid clarity and nostalgic fondness revolve around sports—an area in which I struggle to maintain respectability, and have never truly excelled.Although my childhood dreams of achieving athletic glory in jam-packed arenas ended a long time ago, my love of sports never left me. Even today, few things pique my interest more than athletics despite the fact that I find myself a citizen of the intellectual capital of the universe.While future Tennysons...
...you’ve ever told: I never laid a hand on your daughter, sir. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Remember that time I told you I never touched your daughter? Well, I didn’t. I had sex with your wife. Favorite childhood toy: Maggie Sullivan, my next-door neighbor. Sexiest physical trait: My tiny penis. It’s soo cute! Favorite part about Harvard: Studying abroad. Describe yourself in three words: Come see RAPUNZEL In 15 minutes you are: Telling my TF to hurry up and put her clothes back...
...culture dependent on extracurricular involvement. Lauren L. Jackson ’07, a sociology and women, gender, and sexuality studies concentrator who acts, dances, and sings, plans to move to New York City after graduation in order to pursue her passions. A professional dancer in Los Angeles since early childhood and through her teenage years, Jackson had the opportunity to enter the performance profession straight out of high school but instead chose to attend Harvard. “I think that having a liberal arts education is amazing and I would never give up my concentration classes or my elective...