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...former “Positive Psychology” student, Sepah said this fit with Ben-Shahar’s references to University of Michigan psychologist Barbara L. Fredrickson’s research that positive emotions strengthen personal resources, increasing chances of success...
...ideal ranking system, users will be able to adjust the weights various factors, such as school size, average SAT scores, and cost, to find schools that fit them best. We envision an online ranking system that allows tinker with their weighting schemes. (Of course, it is important to exercise caution in weighing rankings, since a college’s worth is based on a wide range of factors.) Evaluations of peer institutions, however, should not be included in the rankings, since they are notoriously difficult to measure...
...marriage. Again, it's not so much my party's platform that rejects the family; God help us all if Bush's brutality to the poor continues much longer. It's a small but very vocal minority, the Democratic pundits, who abhor what I represent because it doesn't fit the stereotypical image of the modern woman who has escaped from domestic prison. Fifty years ago, a stay-at-home mom who loved her husband would not automatically be assumed to be a Republican. The image of the Democratic Party that used to come to mind was of a workingman...
Witty, sharp, and hilarious—these words fit when Aristophanes first wrote “The Birds” in 414 B.C. This past weekend, April 27 to 29, at the Agassiz Theatre, the words fit again—but the Harvard Classics Club elevated these definitions up to a whole new level. Directed by Claire E. Catenaccio ’07 and produced by Paul D. Franz ’07 and Alexandra M. Helprin ’07, the Classics Club production boasted not only a primarily student-translated version of the Greek text but also...
...neighborhood vagrants, and her once-neglectful family also help coach her for the bee. The support of her community is their redeeming attribute and an inspirational aspect of the movie.Much of “Akeelah and the Bee” is based upon Akeelah’s inability to fit in anywhere. Although, she is far more intelligent than her peers in Crenshaw, she is noticeably less sophisticated than her cohorts at the bees. During her journey, she inadvertently befriends Javier (J.R. Villarreal), a lovable character who enthusiastically welcomes her into his world of wealth and privilege, respects her spelling...