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...social scientists to understand segments of our society—the Soccer Moms, Young Literati, and Red and Blue Staters—who we live with as fellow citizens.Though the era of searching for that “Average American”—representative of the country??s culture, attitudes, and practices—may have passed, our compulsion for understanding where we fit within a larger whole does not. If that were the case, why would we spend hours filling our Facebook profiles and blogs with our interests, activities, and plans? Two generations ago, people...
...appreciated Ronald K. Kamdem’s comment “Not So Lucky” (Mar. 1). However, saying “The Higher Power of Lucky” was banned “in many school libraries across the country?? misleadingly suggests that efforts to ban the book have been common. In fact, librarians choosing not to stock the book (many of whom are making that decision under strong pressure from their communities) are very decidedly in the minority. Far more significant is the fact that the book did, as Kamdem notes, win the Newbery Medal...
...rookie campaign, and racked up 61 in a breakout 2005-2006 season where she was named the ECACHL Player of the Year. While not an Olympian yet, a call to the Canadian National Team would not be a stretch for Harbec, who is already a member of the country??s U-22 team. Despite these differences, Chu and Harbec have found common ground in the realm of hockey. Their battles on the ice have created mutual admiration between the two—as well as a lasting friendship. “We compete really hard against each other...
...60’s and early 70’s, when the Zodiac killings were actually happening, the media was exploding into the American consciousness with sitcoms, high-production-value news reports, and, of course, updates on the war in Vietnam. The Zodiac Killer took full advantage of the country??s growing addiction to TV, and one could argue that hype and attention fueled his random acts of violence. In the end, the film indicts mass media nearly as much as the killer, himself. Fincher portrays the media not as a fact-finding source...
...Stanford raised over $911 million and Harvard received nearly $600 million—the second-highest amount in the country??as total charitable giving to U.S. universities rose by 9.4 percent to $28 billion...