Word: focus
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...fiction concentrations—see how well you match up.EnglishTrust the popular consensus? With over 250 concentrators in 2007, the English department is proven to be one of the most popular places to study fiction—and with good reason. Students have considerable flexibility in carving out their focus, with the ability to take a class on virtually any time period and focus on a myriad of authors. If you’re interested in stretching your creative legs, test your skills in anything from playwriting to poetry to science fiction. If you enjoy interacting with well-known authors...
...problem is that the report is stalled in consultations and has not been publicly released yet. Until it is released, the faculty cannot vote on its recommendations. At the moment, the administration seems completely preoccupied with the College’s financial troubles. We understand and sympathize with this focus. But, while Ad Board reform will not save a dollar, let alone the $200 million needed to cover this year’s FAS deficit, this is one issue on which a marginal increase in attention from the administration and Faculty would result in considerable goodwill from students. After...
...this course for over a decade, although this year he revamped it to present the material in a different way—emphasizing point of view, voice, and narration, as well as narrative structure and plot. Holinger says that he devotes a lot of time in this course to focusing on the students’ own work and discussing the process behind writing a novel. According to Holinger, “Writing a novel is a huge enterprise. Everyone does it differently, and so we discuss process in just about every class.”In addition, Holinger also invites...
...hope to see the Dream Act passed soon. The Dream Act would allow the children of illegal immigrants to take advantage of federal funds to pursue higher education—an obvious step in the right direction for the integration of illegal immigrants into American society. Finally, while the focus of this legislation deals primarily with low-wage immigrants, we should seize upon this opportunity to also raise the cap on H-1B visas in order to attract highly skilled laborers who would help bolster the American economy. America has always been a country of hope, equality, and, of course...
There's been a lot in the press about, Well, the President should focus on the economy, the economy, the economy, and the other things that he's putting on the front burner, like health care or education, should be on the back. This is where, I think, the President's instincts are absolutely right, that the way we're going to create a great economy and a strong country and a vibrant democracy is by better educating all of our children. And this is a cliché, but if you think education is expensive, try ignorance...