Word: knowed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lacayo decided to pursue an English major at Cornell, he became fascinated with photography when he picked up a secondhand volume of Henri Cartier-Bresson's work at a neighborhood bookshop on New York's Long Island. "I was about 14 years old," says Lacayo, "and I didn't know a thing about photography. But Cartier-Bresson's images of street life needed no explanation. They drew...
When he was 13, he was shipped off to England to be educated at Rugby. His Anglo-Saxon schoolmates wasted no time in letting him know that he did not fit in; they snickered while, facing his first English breakfast, Rushdie tried to figure out how to eat a kipper...
...time, a poor section of the Bronx in 1935, which is distinguished in his eyes only by the fact that the famous Dutch Schultz grew up there. In truth, Schultz still runs a beer drop in the vicinity, even though Prohibition has been repealed: "We were honored to know that our neighborhood was good enough for one of his places, we were proud we enjoyed his confidence." When he manages to attract the great man's attention and becomes what Schultz calls his "prodigy," Billy senses that destiny has blessed him "with the faintest intimation that I might be empowered...
...study recommends few solutions that are not already part of the education-reform movement: more homework, higher performance standards, more parental involvement and more work in core subjects. But the report also suggests that tests and curriculum be recast to make students analyze what they know rather than just repeat facts and rules. Without such changes, it says, U.S. graduates may soon be unable to compete with those from other countries for the world economy's increasingly complex jobs. "Recent improvements represent a significant national accomplishment," says Gregory Anrig, president of the Educational Testing Service, which administered the study...
...when the hotel is full, but the relentlessly eager staff has invented a solution: Vacations by Design. Upon arrival, guests check off all the activities and restaurants they want to try, and the Aloha Services staff will make all the reservations and print up a schedule. "And you know what?" says manager Cowell. "This will be happening in most resort hotels in the future. It's going to end up being a standard service...