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That parental push has its grim aspects. Observes Liu: "Mental disturbance and even suicide attempts are not uncommon side effects of the intense pressure Asian students feel in the U.S. Not studying hard brings deep guilt." And the single-minded dedication that Asian Americans invest in studying often puts them at odds with their peers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Confucian Work Ethic | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

...only publication devoted exclusively to fiction and poetry. However, such a decision, according to Council Treasurer Peter Smith, had nothing whatsoever to do with "poor organization" or unreliable financial projections but, rather, the belief that Padan Aram should publish an, issue in its new format before the Council would "invest" in the Review's future...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Padan Aram | 3/10/1983 | See Source »

...college will probably invest the amount and use the income it generates for financial aid packages. Leslie Shabat, an official in the Development Office said yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Gift | 2/24/1983 | See Source »

...office than on anything else, try as we may in our books and papers to develop formulas and charts that explain success and failure. The founding fathers designed it that way. It was their idea to find a man in America with a great character and let him invest a tradition and shape a national character. They found George Washington. He did his job splendidly. He might even have known what he was doing. When he took the presidency he wrote, "I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Above All, the Man Had Character | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

When Sears Roebuck & Co. acquired the brokerage house of Dean Witter Reynolds 13 months ago, the jeers from Wall Street could be heard as far away as Sears' Chicago headquarters. Old-line stockbrokers sniffed that well-heeled clients would not want to invest their savings with the same company that sold Craftsman power tools and Kenmore automatic washers. The giant retailer figured differently, and last July it opened Sears Financial Network outlets in eight of its 829 U.S. department stores to test the concept of selling "stocks and socks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Halo Effect | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

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