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...fire--attributed to Mrs. O'Leary's ill-fated cow knocking over a lantern on an October night--leveled most of the city, with the notable exception of a water tower. History in such a context (certainly not for all residents of Chicago, a city whose South Side is home to an extraordinary number of eminent historians and classicists; but for myself on the North Side, surrounded by construction, at a tender age) is the distance covered since the last beginning. It has no real sense of accumulation...
...requirement that members believe in a single God, to some outsiders the Masonic fondness for ritual looks very much like religious practice. A UGL booklet explains that "it is true that candidates have to roll up their trouser legs during the three ceremonies [for] membership ... [T]aken out of context, this can seem amusing, but ... it has a symbolic meaning...
...code where her pupils reside. The visits have been humbling. One family owned little furniture and had to borrow some folding chairs for Moff's visit; others welcomed her with sodas and snacks they'd been saving for a special occasion. "It's just a matter of changing the context of things because you know the children a little better and you've seen their soccer trophies," says Moff. "I didn't really understand the neighborhood or the kids and the parents until I walked in their shoes...
...dehumanize others.” Sometimes they have neglectful parents—sometimes they accept an intolerant ideology—sometimes they just get caught up in mob violence. Either it’s in their heads, in other words, or it’s in their social context...
...only four tenured faculty members—Phelan’s decisions were necessary to improve Harvards art instruction and encourage the study and practice of the arts. Aspiring artists should not be limited to the study of theories of painting, sculpting and film in an academic context; they must be exposed to a variety of styles, and must be able to implement these theories in creative work and create original pieces of art. As Harvard recognized in its 1955 Brown report, the creative arts deserve to be part of the University’s educational offerings along with more...