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Enter Andrew Burstein and his third work on Thomas Jefferson, “Jefferson??s Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello.” Burstein attempts to prove that in addition to the image that we all hold of Jefferson from his actions on the political scene, his retirement correspondence can shed new light on the already mythical figure...
...four objectives from the defensive standpoint—shut down the three point shooting, limit the conversion baskets, defensive rebounding, guard the dribbling.”CCSU’s top four guards—starters Chiera, Javier Mojica and Tristan Blackwood, and sixth man Lenny Jefferson??all scored in double figures. The group combined for 59 points, 12 assists, and five steals.“They’ve got an experienced foursome of guards that I think is as good as anything at our level, whether it be the Ivy, Patriot or America East?...
...promoting the program, Conant evoked Thomas Jefferson??s idea of a “natural aristocracy of talents and virtue” and the need to provide equal opportunity to intellectually capable citizens, regardless of social background. Conant tied the expansion of Harvard’s student body to “the welfare of the nation,” as he wrote in his memoir, “My Several Lives...
...Going back to the beginning of the Republic, and Jefferson??s view that virtue and talent were sown as liberally among the poor as the rich, the contribution of education—and especially higher education—to equality of opportunity has been a central concern,” Summers said...
Flying in the face of the First Amendment, Jefferson??s 40th successor has chosen to advocate federal government support of “faith-based initiatives,” effectively taking a wrecking ball to the wall of separation about which Jefferson had written so passionately...