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...include talent in one or more areas that will contribute to the institution. If Princeton and Harvard are selecting top performing high school students, and those students are pursuing those interests for which they have great talents, then there should be little surprise that those students would continue to excel and to earn A grades. That should not be too difficult to figure...
...unlike his predecessor. But even those most reverent of quick-witted Clinton must admit that hardly anyone could hold a candle to his charisma—least of all Mr. Bush. So, it’s not fair to judge poor George against such insuperable talent. Where Bush does excel, however—and where Dartboard was supremely impressed—is in his ability to shamelessly avoid questions, of any significance, and turn a random query into a dissertation on how he is (single-handedly) “making the world a better place...
...late teens has sunk like a brick. "I don't care how good a kid is or what traumas she's faced," says Don Talbot, Australia's former head coach and now a consultant to Australian Swimming, "keep her in the water until she's 21 and she'll excel." By that age, Talbot argues, most women have overcome issues of body image and social awkwardness, and are ready to hit a peak that can last five years or more. But Gould was long gone by 21. She may have appeared happy in Munich; in fact, she felt crushed...
Brundage may be ignoring that young moms can afford to think flexibly about life and work while pioneering boomers first had to prove they could excel in high-powered jobs. But she's right about the generational difference. A 2001 survey by Catalyst of 1,263 men and women born from 1964 to 1975 found that Gen Xers "didn't want to have to make the kind of trade-offs the previous generation made. They're rejecting the stresses and sacrifices," says Catalyst's Paulette Gerkovich. "Both women and men rated personal and family goals higher than career goals...
...general election, now is the best time to get involved, get noticed and make a difference. The world of campaigns is very fluid and dominated by upward mobility—it is up to the initiative of the individual to make a place within the campaign and excel at it, thus guaranteeing a long-term involvement through the summer. The experience of working for a campaign is unlike any other...