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...fierce creature able to root out criminals, instantly punishing them by piercing them through the heart with its horn. In China, the similarly named qilin had quite a different disposition. It harms no creature, and its presence is considered a good omen. Reportedly, a qilin appeared to Confucius' mother before he was born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of the Unicorn | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

Despite Faust’s contemporary focus, the baccalaureate ceremonies did not lack for ritual or religion. Cap-and-gown-clad seniors entered the church in procession and heard several of their classmates read passages from Confucius, the Bible, Hindu scripture, and the Quran...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faust Offers Parting Advice to Graduates | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

Despite Faust’s contemporary focus, the baccalaureate ceremonies did not lack for ritual or religion. Cap-and-gown-clad seniors entered the church in procession and heard several of their classmates read passages from Confucius, the Bible, Hindu scripture, and the Quran...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: In Baccalaureate Address, Faust Gives Harvard Seniors Parting Advice | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...Econ paper on Project East fail to analyze the cost and benefit of the show? Regardless of the fact that her article makes points barely tangible to the event, Project East believes that the benefits of scholarships given to young children working in sweatshops by the Confucius Foundation far outweighs the problems facing those who “overspend” in East Asia. Charity is a central part of Project East and it is rude at best to trivialize this aspect...

Author: By Timothy W. Parent | Title: Lin Lacks Understanding of Fashion Industry | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

...slew of pedestal names in fashion (the likes of Issey Miyake and Alexander Wang) the show also hoped to accomplish two other goals: to build a relationship between Harvard and the fashion industry so that aspiring undergraduates can enter careers in fashion and to raise money for the Confucius Foundation, which seeks to provide scholarships to children working in sweatshops making counterfeit designer goods...

Author: By N. KATHY Lin | Title: Couture Culture | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

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