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...internet allow students to develop their visual-verbal imaginations. And, in the case of Japanese novels and graphic novels, students are also given an opportunity to give their visual-verbal imagination free expression.”Harvard professors who integrate comics into their coursework benefit from this enthusiasm, witnessing dramatic increases in class size. “I think that there has been something of a paradigmatic shift in recent years in which students entering Harvard over the past decade have become increasingly interested in comics and graphic novels,” says Kern, whose categorization of manga as Japanese...
...economic strength tomorrow depends on the quality of education American children receive today. President Obama’s proposals represent a courageous effort to put the needs of the next generation ahead of the demands of a special-interest group. We hope that Congress will share his enthusiasm for reform and back the president’s commendable proposals. Though teachers’ unions may sulk, the Obama education plan has the potential to erase the culture of complacency that pervades too many of our schools. For that, it deserves a gold star...
...series of two three-minute overtimes. “We were really excited and really pumped up, and I don’t think they expected us to be as competitive as we were today,” freshman Tyler Petropulous said.The wildcats came out with enthusiasm in the beginning of the game, with senior Sarah Van Bargen recording two goals within the first minute of play. Harvard dug itself out, though, with goals by senior Kaitlin Martin and sophomore Jess Halpern to tie the game. Throughout the game, the score was tied six times.At halftime the score...
...Silber remembers the day he first spoke to Yarber. Her enthusiasm was contagious. But despite his vast experience with microsurgery and his success with male patients (he had also performed the world's first vasectomy reversal), Silber knew that all previous ovarian transplants in the U.S. had failed, as had those performed abroad. Still, he thought, in theory the procedure was possible. Yarber's surgery was scheduled for April...
...Tibet radio station. "There is demand for translators from Chinese to Tibetan and back, for example, but few students have the guidance to know this. Is there a single Tibetan who has studied Chinese policy? International law? U.N. mechanisms?" he asks with more than a dash of criticism, adding, "Enthusiasm and intentions are necessary, but good education is also needed...