Word: essayed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...estimated 100 students submittednominiations, which consist of a 150-word essay,said Randall A. Fine '96, chair of the council'sStudent Affairs Committee...
About 100 students submitted nominations, whichconsist of a 150-word essay, according to Fine
ROBERT HUGHES' ESSAY "TAKE THIS REVOLUTION ..." was the best piece in your special issue. Like Hughes, I am no Luddite; I am writing this letter on my computer. I also share Hughes' skepticism about the Internet; I do not go online, but I survive anyway. I enjoy having contact with people in different parts of the world via letter, even though it sometimes takes weeks for mail to arrive...
...applicant should be judged. Dead parents and artificial limbs are relevant only if they shed light on an irregularity on a transcript. If an A-student became a C-student in her junior year while mourning her brother's death, that may be alluded to in a recommendation or essay because, and only because, it illuminates her core application materials . After that, it should be left alone. Whether the applicant cries, laughs or performs a ritual dance in her interview is not relevant...
Charles Krauthammer in his piece "Hiroshima, Mon Petit" [ESSAY, March 27] argues that we do a disservice to children when we introduce them tothe real world in books like this year's Caldecott Medal winner, Smoky Night, a picture book about the Los Angeles riots. We publishers, however, feel strongly that we would be doing children a disservice by pretending that the world is rosy and cozy. Youngsters of the '90s do not live in a tooth-fairy world. We feel that children are better prepared for life todya when books provide them the opportunity to question, to discuss...