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...twenty-first century Manhattan. This novel, which blurs the boundaries between supermarket romance and literary fiction, mainly relies on Aciman’s ease at spinning together long, hypnotic sentences to fuel the heavily psychological and minimally plot-driven narrative. However, the same characteristics that give Aciman his writerly credentials??his finely tuned cultural references and the delicate register of his artistic understanding—are trivial ornaments that cannot disguise the stagnant quality of the central love story. Though the characters are undoubtedly clever and sardonic, their emotional interplay fails to conjure the feeling of sublimation that...
...that the elected speaker would be Matt Lauer, some laughed and some cried. His name sounded vaguely familiar to us, so we keyed up Wikipedia and YouTube to recall the accomplishments of this luminary, whoever he was. This was a mere halt though; after a thorough review of his credentials??and glowing testaments of his charm from local Cambridge housewives—the current anchor of the Today Show appears to be the perfect pick...
Harvard University is inextricably associated with its elite reputation—something in which its students typically take pride. Yet in the attempt to keep up with that impressive image, it’s easy to become excessively concerned with how one’s own credentials??laid out in the form of a résumé—measure up. There are clear dangers to such an obsession, and it’s important to ensure that the endless drive to self-promote does not find students plunging to the bottom of a river...
...density of high achievers at Harvard is a frequent topic of conversation, such discussions only reinforcing the self-consciousness surrounding the University’s image. As students apply to internships or clubs, there is almost a subconscious importance assigned to amassing a checklist of credentials??one that often prioritizes the curriculum vitae over the vita itself...
...Leave aside McCain’s credentials??his lifetime of service, his bipartisan politics, his ability to rally a party divided, his fierce following in Arizona–and focus on your own. The only concept more ingrained in Harvard students than the election is the vague concept of our mental superiority, our supreme privilege to walk into Harvard classrooms, and our uneasy discomfort with being the “chosen ones.” While we can debate the merits of these claims, let us instead use our mental gifts to choose the right leader for tomorrow...