Word: fellowes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...medical personnel working on 40 patients a day. "There is so much talent among the poor, we must help them no matter what," he says. "We lose so much when we lose the people from the inner cities." At the University of Miami medical school, where he is a fellow in hepatology, there is a three-month waiting list for the "homeless elective" for medical students...
...areas outside the classroom, beyond the academic excellence of each. However, talent in only one area is not enough to justify admission. No applicant, athlete or not, who lacks scholarly ability is admitted to Harvard College. Implying anything to the contrary is not only an insult to Han's fellow students, but also to the Athletic and Admissions Departments alike...
...fortunate enough to be able to witness the wealth of diversity of our fellow classmates. The Harvard experience is enhanced by the opportunity to witness excellence in all areas, not only in the classroom but also on the playing fields, in the art studio and on stage. What is unfortunate is that not all students realize that applicants to Harvard College must meet the same academic standards. Once here, their contributions to the Harvard community, regardless of the outlet of their talent, should be respected. We strive to be a tolerant, open-minded community. Misconceptions about the abilities...
...powerful symbol because being warm is being well-off and being cold is being poor. At that time there weren't as many homeless people on the streets, and so I immediately thought of the Bowery, and I decided to put a pair of gloves on some poor fellow's hands just as my father had slipped free Danish rolls into customers' bags." Greenberg was then teaching sixth grade in a Brooklyn public school, and the following year, despite his modest salary, he bought 72 pairs of woolen gloves, took them to the Bowery, and handed them out (very timidly...
...King Solomon's Mines, is not just well off. He is a member of the most powerful banking family in the U.S. For lagniappe, he bears a striking resemblance to Gary Cooper. The boy's only protector is a supermarksman out of Ghostbusters. Miquel is the sort of fellow who can shoot out the eye of a fly at 100 paces and vanish at will into a wood or a city, beyond the reach of ordinary humans...