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...Harvard current curriculum unquestionably succeeds at producing a cadre of indolent intellectuals each year, nursed on the bile of postmodern theory and trendy academic prejudices. But, unsurprisingly, it neglects perhaps the most important consideration in graduating socially-responsible and decent human beings: character. A traditional education, focused on the classics and the “great books,” could reasonably argue to have tended to the souls, as well as the minds, of its pupils. The study of the noble deeds of the great men of history can elevate the soul, and provide, in rough sketches, an exemplary...
...didn’t feel like we had the ball a lot,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “It felt like they did a good job with the clock, and even when they had to punt the football, they had some decent drives.” THE CONVERTED Contributing to the time of possession woes was the fact that Harvard, among the nation’s leaders in defensive third down conversion percentage a year ago, struggled to get the opposing offense off the field. Brown was 8-for-18 on third down...
...political spouses in recent memory, and even fewer First Ladies, have seemed this familiar. Take, for example, Laura Bush. I'm a fan of our current First Lady, in large part because she comes across as a truly kind, decent person. Her combination of obvious intellectual curiosity, compassion and total discretion intrigues me - so much so that I decided that the next best thing to knowing what someone like her thinks and feels would be imagining it. But if Laura inspires my affection and sympathy, I don't exactly relate to her, or I relate only to certain elements...
...save the trees, and to save the trees, you need to save the people. "We're bringing back the shelter of the forests, and we don't have to cut trees for charcoal," says Herve Tahirimalala, 28, who is paid about $100 a month to work the plantation - a decent wage in one of the poorest nations on Earth. Poverty and habitat loss go hand in hand in Madagascar and in much of the developing world, and only win-win solutions will work for conservation...
Don’t worry, O reader; it’s nothing personal. Although there’s a decent chance that you attended a private school, there’s also a decent chance that you’re a pretty smart cookie. As many of your classmates have proven, it’s very likely that you could have made it to these hallowed halls with only a public-school education. The point of this measure wouldn’t be to close any doors, but rather to throw them open—because it would leave both...