Word: comparisons
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...much as I despise Mr. Buchanan and his views, his success is not due to some conspiracy, but the votes of ordinary Americans. This final claim is as truly bizarre as her comparison of Mr. Buchanan to Barry Goldwater was false...
This function, like those enumerated above, hinges on grading's motivational power. Grades provide a consistent system of comparison only when everyone works as hard as possible to demonstrate their capabilities. Harvard students are keenly aware that grades communicate their abilities to other people. For most, the ideal transcript entices hard work even if the student's dedication to schoolwork would be low otherwise...
...activities, this government was overthrown, and the right-wing dictator, Pinochet, was brought to power. Thousands of students, intellectuals, union organizers and, in general, people who tried to help the poor were arrested, tortured and killed. Watergate, which receives nearly all the publicity, is really a small incident in comparison to these events...
Through the "Etching Revival," etching became a specialized medium, emphasizing the hand of the artist in the process, the value of the limited edition print, and the overall personal effect of the method in comparison to professional printing. The exhibit itself was organized by the Harvard students of Marjorie B. Cohn's Fine Arts Department seminar on the history of etching, which was given in the spring of 1995. The exhibit serves as an instructional experience which provides an introduction to etching. The students selected from the works of individual artists within the Fogg's collection, prepared the exhibit...
...comparison is made of women in the rank of full professor, Harvard is comparable with other major research universities," Knowles wrote...