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...Ruback both said that grading system does not seem to provide the right incentives to make students focus on their academic work.“People think that they won’t be in the top fraction of the class and that they won’t fail out,” Zaman said, “so many of them take on the attitude that they don’t need to work as hard.”Ruback wrote in his letter that optional disclosure might help resolve that issue.“We want...
Though outspoken celebrities are not necessarily a hindrance to the political process, there is a difference between political involvement and holding political office that most celebrities—including Ben Affleck—fail to see. Affleck simply does not have the stature, political experience, or ability to compromise that is required of a United States Senator. Affleck’s ardent campaigning for John Kerry is a perfect example of his particular style of politics; he is at home championing a candidate or cause, not building the broad political platform necessary for a serious politician. With no political experience...
...trying to keep the whole thing above the water. And I did! It was exhilarating." After a long, deep laugh, he pauses. He flicks the switch from nostalgia to cold reality. "I'm probably crazy thinking I can make this thing work. But I can't afford to fail. I'm not just going to walk away...
...main characters experience.“Rent” isn’t just about poverty. It’s also about the horror of living with AIDS in the early 1990s. On this topic, “Rent” both succeeds and fails. On one hand, “Rent” may have succeeded in reducing some of the stigma associated with the disease. Students may find it difficult to understand the degree of stigma that used to be—and to some extent still is—attached to HIV and AIDS. To this...
...little knickknacks without which no gathering is complete?including truffle graters, mother-of-pearl caviar spoons and a Dunhill cigar cutter?are supplied. Krug will even throw in three bottles of its Grand Cuv?e to help get the party started?and with a trunk like this, how could one fail to make an entrance? It certainly beats showing up with half a dozen cans of beer in a plastic supermarket...