Word: focusing
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...true that we need to listen to youngsters and focus on helping them [April 7]. But at the same time, we need to introduce new laws to stop teenage crime. We need to be very tough on guns, drugs and alcohol. Parents and teachers should be given more of a role in building children's character. They should be allowed to take the actions they deem necessary for kids' benefit. Hasan Raza Gondal, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND...
...University’s approval of this expensive but much-needed project, which will have a profound impact on the experience of Harvard’s students. These renovations have the potential to combat many of the largest deficiencies currently plaguing the student body. In particular, the University should focus on addressing the layout of bedrooms, structural updates, and social space. Living conditions stand to improve greatly if the renovation project aims to better utilize space through minimizing the number of walkthroughs, providing a more diverse assortment of suites from which to choose. Such changes to the layout will...
...addition to the original summer version, Intern Memo provides a school-year edition of their newsletters to cater to students more concerned by landing summer internships than surviving them. But the original focus on summer internships is still the main priority of Intern Memo, and as the summer approaches the Web site is entering peak season. Already on the verge of making it big, Intern Memo is entering a crucial phase in development...
...order and showed that a person’s estimate of the answer depends on whether the numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order, with higher estimates predicted when larger numbers come first. Kahneman explained that much of the success of his work has come from its narrow focus. “We did not try to make a general model of what we found because much of its meaning would have been lost,” he said. Although the work may be narrow in its focus, it has proved widely applicable, he said, especially in the fields...
While his research isn’t about self-help, it’s certainly made Gilbert himself happier. For example, he takes the lesson that people tend to focus on insignificant decisions—like what pants to buy—to Costco, where he purchases his casual cargo pants in bulk...