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...inspired him to stick around, as he proceeded to stay at Harvard not only to earn his master’s and Ph.D. under Professor of American History James T. Kloppenberg, but also to teach others as a lecturer in the History department. It may look like fate in hindsight??€”both of his parents are teachers—but he was never certain that he would be following in their footsteps...

Author: By Katie Kuzma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Trygve V.R. Throntveit | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...Spiro clearly spent a long time selecting clips of senate debates and their effort pays off. The scenes offer a surprising amount of black comedy as the ignorance of our leaders is made clear. As numerous senators invoke statistics that­—with the benefit of hindsight??€”were clearly inaccurate, and make ludicrous comparisons between Saddam and Hitler, the film effectively exposes the paucity of intelligent debate seen in the lead-up to war. The smugness of politicians is also well-illustrated when Young and his wife watch President Bush at the White House Correspondents?...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Body of War | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

...given more opportunities in four years than many will receive in a lifetime, should be the most hopeful; we have no right to take cowardly comfort in the fiction of our own powerlessness. The irony is that our generation—with our resources, technology, and historical hindsight??€” theoretically could be the one that actually frees this world of a lot of its ugliness. We could be the generation that ends pervasive hunger, that wipes out HIV/AIDS, that finally levels the educational playing field for tomorrow’s youth. Yet no such dreams are even imaginable...

Author: By Henry Seton, | Title: In Defense of Idealism | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

...Hindsight??€™s 20/20, Brenda Lee. It’s easy to second guess Harvard coach Tim Murphy’s decision to replace Garrett Shires with Ryan Fitzpatrick now. Dartmouth won. Fitzpatrick re-injured his hand. Nothing went right...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: March to the Sea: Murphy Made the Right Decision | 11/6/2003 | See Source »

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