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...Pluto Farewell Being a big fan of lighthearted commentary, I took great pleasure in reading Jeffrey Kluger's Essay "Get Pluto out of Here!" [Aug. 28]. It has been quite a while since something as serious as the size of our solar system brought a smile to my face. His Essay was a wonderfully simple explanation of the problem surrounding Pluto's definition as the ninth planet, as well as a warning of the dangers of overthinking that and other, less important issues. Albert Aukema Pretoria, South Africa...
...collection of her short stories, The Pact of the Rainbow Snake. But being heard in her homeland proved tougher. "I often realized that nobody could accompany me in my travels, as I often took an alternative path?the perilous one," the author writes in her Actes Sud-commissioned essay, Croire en l'incroyable (Believe the Unbelievable). "It was not necessarily the shortest one, but I felt that it was the closest to the country's reality...
...says, abolishing early action is “certainly a win for students in the bottom quarter and bottom half of the income distribution.” He, and many others, feel that wealthy students have an advantage in applying early. With thousands of dollars to spend on consultants, essay editors, and test preparation, wealthy students can prepare to play the admissions game sooner, faster, and better than less privileged students. Despite the fact that extra time will not give disadvantaged students more resources and better counseling, it will be very valuable. Wealthy students at elite private schools often begin...
...life-changing” with peppy blondes in state school sweatshirts or born-again Christians. I ended up in Greece not because of a lifelong dream to study abroad there, but because I lost out on a British fellowship. I based my application essay to the Center for Hellenic Studies on the advice of my stoner Classics buddies. Whether by intervention of the gods or professors with clout, I ended up on a plane to Athens. College students often use study abroad as a way to improve language skills, enrich term-time academic pursuits, or reconnect with their cultural heritage...
...practice. Far from being frivolous, Chicago's law codifies the humane values that we as a society purport to believe in. Gene Bauston President, Farm Sanctuary Watkins Glen, New York, U.S. Pluto Farewell Being a big fan of lighthearted commentary, I took great pleasure in reading Jeffrey Kluger's Essay "Get Pluto out of Here!" [Aug. 28]. It has been quite a while since something as serious as the size of our solar system brought a smile to my face. His Essay was a wonderfully simple explanation of the problem surrounding Pluto's definition as the ninth planet, as well...