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Disputes over alleged mistreatment of athletes are nothing new in South Korea. Gifted children are drafted into the country's sporting machine and subjected to harsh training regimes and a boot-camp culture whose simple ethic, critics say, is that sticks are better than carrots. Still, many Koreans were shocked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking the Ice | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

For Boston fans, this is more than just an overdue triumph. The graveyards of New England are filled with men and women who gifted the curse to their children like a family heirloom. Maybe there were fights over money and you argued over music and politics, but everyone shared in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Sox | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

To be sure, many AP programs are first rate. Calculus, especially in the hands of a gifted teacher like Wasmuth, is widely considered to be one of the best-thought-out AP programs, as is AP English Language and Composition, which teaches students how to critically analyze literary works. Two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: How Smart Is AP? | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

“He comes to work every day, punches in, punches out, doesn’t ask any questions,” freshman Jon Pelle says. “He plays a different style than some of the other guys on the team, but he’s one...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Johnson: Ready To Bring the Jam? | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

Everybody saw pitcher Curt Schilling. He's the kind of guy--smart, tough, gifted, spitting self-confidence--who sees a curse as a challenge. Schilling, brought to Boston last November specifically to beat the Yankees, amassed 21 victories but came up lame for the first game of the ALCS. New...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Curse Reversed? | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

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