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...Obama and McCain and the coalition of 114 organizations called ServiceNation to promote voluntary national and community service. Robinson uses a series of “straw-men,” challenging the legality of national service as well as the intent of those who desire to strengthen and grow the service sector. Unfortunately, Robinson recycles many tired and specious arguments. Robinson suggests that we already have enough volunteering available in America. How then can you explain the fact that there are more than 3 applicants for every available AmeriCorps slot, or that Teach For America had 24,718 applicants...
...many of us, this was far from breaking news. We attend college in an urban environment on the outskirts of a major city. Minor crime comes with the territory—and we grow used to hearing about the occasional iPod theft or late night assault. I, for one, didn’t pay much attention to that first warning on September...
...Holy Cross on Friday, and we expect improvement as we play Brown next Saturday, and we just want to take these great game experiences into the rest of the season,” Berry says. “The biggest hope for our young secondary is sort of to grow up fast this year.”If Harvard has any hopes of an Ivy title repeat, the secondary will need to use the experience against these early-season, pass-heavy offenses to round out what is otherwise the most seasoned defense in the Ivy League.—Staff...
...Michelle's responsibility to refute such biases. Michelle replied that she's used to it. "That has been my experience my whole life," she said. "That's why education is so important. That's why giving all kids a chance to go away to college is important. We grow up in our communities and our neighborhoods and our families, and we know what we know. It's no fault. It's no blame. But when people have a chance to interact and have conversations - you don't even have to live under the same roof. There are many people...
...last part of the brain to be pruned and shaped to its adult dimensions is the prefrontal cortex, home of the so-called executive functions - planning, setting priorities, organizing thoughts, suppressing impulses, weighing the consequences of one's actions. In other words, the final part of the brain to grow up is the part capable of deciding, I'll finish my homework and take out the garbage, and then I'll IM my friends about seeing a movie...