Word: existance
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...competition? Porter claims it doesn’t really exist among students at Harvard...
...problems of SAT reform are sure to spring forth from the can of worms Fitzsimmons’ commission has so bravely opened. In the midst of the impending controversy, it will be most important to remember that standardized tests are only a small part of the myriad problems that exist in the American school system. No matter what renovations the SAT undergoes, it will not change the fact that some American children receive an education far inferior to the education of other American children—those whose parents happen to make more money. Until the evils of bad policy...
...upon such a format in an attempt to hide the inexperience of its vice-presidential nominee. The campaign even tried to eliminate question-and-answer segments from the debate entirely, as aides openly expressed concern that Palin would be at a disadvantage against the savvy and experienced Biden. Debates exist to unmask weaknesses, not to hide them. In this election cycle, the vice-presidential debate ought to be an opportunity for the citizenry to discover the largely unknown Palin—even if that includes her potential unfamiliarity with relevant political topics—not for the McCain campaign...
Eudora Welty’s stories rank among my favorite works that I read in my high school English class, partially out of pure southern pride. But, with her simple statements of the absurd, her stories also capture the essence of those moments of human existence that are funny, darkly real, or a combination of both. Her characters ask questions like “Do you think it wise to disport with ketchup in Stella-Rondo’s flesh-colored kimono?” even when they lead suffocating lives. They are closed in by poverty and the small...
...experience - "I heard the voice of God speaking to me"; and "I received a miraculous physical healing." But far fewer people claimed to have had those experiences. This raises the possibility that guardian angels, which famously support an industry of sentimental accessories, are just so darned attractive that they exist in a charmed belief niche of their...