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...will think this odd, or prissy, but trust me. Get hold of Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Representative Men" - I'm serious - and read his essay entitled "Montaigne; Or, The Skeptic...
...This year her application stood out and showed what leadership is all about," said Karen E. Avery '87, Assistant Dean of Harvard College and a member of the selection committee. Avery added that Lim's personal essay and strong recommendation letters led to the committee's decision...
Garrison Keillor's account of his father's final illness [ESSAY, March 12] just confirms what I have told so many friends concerning the death of my own mother. We who stay behind miss the bad times with the deceased parent just as much as the good times. What wouldn't we give to fight with this person once again? I, for one, would welcome another good and serious argument with my mother because even if we had our disagreements, they were an occasion for us to exchange feelings. The downside is that you come to this realization only after...
Census 2000 didn't ask for these details, and unless I missed it, did not include an essay portion. But after years of research, the Census Bureau, by introducing its Check All That Apply option, did advance its stated belief that race is not a static concept. Critics of CATA see it variously as a threat to social justice in its perceived dilution of nonwhite constituencies, or as race obsessed, or as a flaccid nod to the burgeoning ranks of mixed-race Americans. But I think the Census people were savvy. Or, really, credit goes to their overseeing agency...
Roger Rosenblatt's piece on Bill Clinton, drawing a comparison between the former President and the "exciting, tragic" neighborhood of Harlem [ESSAY, March 5], captured the essence of the extraordinary personality that has kept us in a state of astonishment and bewilderment for eight years. Each day's headlines had us outraged or applauding. With each speech, Clinton won us over, but then lost us in a cloud of dust as the next unsavory episode unfolded. We never had a chance to go into restful, neutral gear. Maybe we never will. NANCY BAKER Columbus, Ohio...