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...government concentrator, which means my classes are full of lawyer and politico wannabes. Forget fruitful discussion: everyone is out to impress the section leader and get that elusive "A," a sure ticket to law school or a cushy job in the capital...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Appreciate Harvard's Diversity | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...HAVE discovered this summer that for most jobs, "education" is a loose term, and when a high school diploma is not a requirement, the Harvard name does not impress. In the real world, "special skills" does not mean how many languages I speak or if I can integrate calculus equations, but rather if I do arm or tray service and if I can type more than 55 words per minute...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Riding the Reputation | 6/6/1990 | See Source »

Develop local organizations and educational programs to impress upon people the value of nature's genetic diversity

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Earth Day Planet-Saving Report Card | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

Fortunately, some common sense and simple math can produce rough answers. People buy a book for many reasons: either they want to read it, think they ought to read it, or want to impress people by making them think they have read it. But it is a truth universally acknowledged that folks are motivated by desire and ease, rather than self-improvement or showiness, when it comes to the private act of actually turning the pages. Hence, a formula that indicates what percentage of books sold are really read. The Fully Read Index , (FRI) equals the Author Comfort Index...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: No, But I Bought the Book | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

...because I want to impress women. Although a "Harvard Crew" jacket cannot hurt my chances with the opposite gender, I find this irrelevant. I began to impress women long before I began rowing or wearing Harvard crew paraphernalia...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Row, Row, Row Your Boat | 3/17/1990 | See Source »

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