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...teach what they should to produce the values they want. They seek moderation and enforce piety. They seek citizens who value life, yet their school curriculums exalt the value of science and ignore philosophy and history and the liberal, humanistic values they embody. That is why those who excel in such a system are no less immune to the call of extremism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Apology from an Arab | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

...nice guy, but he always plays Tom Cruise. It's been his co-stars or the subject matter that has drawn me to his films. If you want to do a piece on a real actor, interview Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins or any number of other actors who excel at playing characters other than themselves. ROBERT E. ALLEN Gold Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 15, 2002 | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

...rowing standout. My two roommates are a star on the women’s lacrosse team and a varsity basketball player. Cumulatively I have spent many, many hours trying to scamper across that precarious crosswalk at the intersection of JFK Street and Memorial Drive in order to watch them excel at their respective sports...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TRAN-SPOTTING: Valuing the Harvard Athlete | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

After his failed Hollywood experiences, Ballmer finally enrolled at SBS in the fall of 1979 and immediately began to excel to the same degree he had at college...

Author: By Nicholas F. Josefowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft | 6/4/2002 | See Source »

...under the cloud of the current crisis, the tipping point may have been reached. Some gay priests, unable to stomach the ingratitude after their years of service, say the comments may force them to walk away from a job they excel at. Many others are stepping further back into the closet, deeper into a world of secrecy, shame and isolation--the very dark place where priestly dysfunction can breed. "At once I get very angry about it and also very hurt," says a gay New Jersey priest who was ordained 19 years ago. "It's very much like being rejected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Church's Closet | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

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