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...current religious regime. The new state, Morris writes, is an efficient, tourism-obsessed, architecturally innovative resort destination - a kind of sanitized Singapore or a deracinated Dubai. The snow raspberries are now genetically engineered and exported aggressively, the trumpeter has been replaced by an electronic carillon, and the old ethic and religious tensions are reasserting themselves. "In many ways," writes Morris, the city has become "a paradigm of our 21st century zeitgeist." A paradigm it will remain, for Hav exists only in the mind of Jan Morris. Last Letters from Hav, her first novel, was short-listed for the Booker Prize...
...here to work, and your business here is learning.” It was with these words that outgoing Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby welcomed us, as freshmen, into Harvard’s folds. This ethic of productive and studious endeavor has been translated and conveyed to us as a mission: we are here to be educated as “citizens of the world,” to use a phrase often used by our (also outgoing) University president. Ostensibly, this goal of fostering global responsibility informs the structure of Harvard’s curriculum, the breadth...
...University’s hiring process. Harvard assembles a staggering array of data and specialists’ opinions before conferring tenure, making it the most sought-after and demanding appointment in the academic world. It is therefore difficult to imagine a human population more compulsive in its work ethic than Harvard professors. Fallible as we are, we are people trained by decades of education, and we believe that the best thinking is a collective process in which civility, fairness, respect for critical feedback, and the scrupulous avoidance of conflicts of interest are indispensable.Enter Larry Summers...
...over Iona near the end of the regular season and led the Crimson with three goals against the Gaels in the final game of the year. He was named to the Eastern Championships All-Tournament second team. “Garcia has a great work ethic and is a really smart and talented player,” Byrd said. “He really captained the offense.” Garcia made just as much of an impact on defense, frequently grabbing steals and thwarting opponents’ scoring opportunities. Behind Garcia, goaltender and co-captain Robbie Burmeister, the only...
...dedicated dancer may face. “But when it does, it is very rewarding.” For Altenburg, at least, the challenge is one she is ready to take on. “I have to make this happen,” she says, describing her work ethic as a dancer. “No one else can do this...