Word: coreness
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...core along these lines neither adopts the great books approach that Mahtani derides nor the general distribution approach that he embraces but rather provides a common-sense synthesis of the two. It presupposes only that knowledge is cumulative and that progress in education depends on mastering the basics...
...Such a core, through its structure and content, cultivates, among other things, the virtues of accurate reading and informed argument. These virtues transcend partisan differences and will serve students well not only inside and out of the classroom but in life beyond the campus...
...while Conant, according to Faust, expressed confidence that Harvard would uphold the same core values if it continued to exist, Faust cited "a widespread lack of understanding and agreement about what universities ought to do and be," arguing that the institutions are "at once celebrated and assailed...
...different philosophies: “munashi-i” and “wabi-sabi.” “Munashi-i” evokes a feeling of passing time and the emptiness and nostalgia that ensue, while “wabi-sabi” is the core philosophy of Japanese art that touts imperfect beauty. “It is hard to understand this philosophy without having worked with Japanese art,” Takeuchi said. Yet even for those who are not familiar with Japanese art, “wabi-sabi” seems a fitting description...
...world, cops are still called pigs, cocaine rules the street, Blondie still plays at clubs, and mobsters with ponytails wear tight leather jackets. But such 80s cultural stereotypes seem anachronistic, mostly because they so poorly mask the fact that the questions at the film’s core are distinctly those of our time—a time when our country’s de facto cultural voice is some mongrel mishmash of Fox News and CNN. If only writer-director James Gray were more sensitive to these issues, then his film might seem less a propaganda co-written...