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Companions. Teammates. Competitors. Together, they've spent seven years climbing the squash ladder at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College...
...Piltch raves about the two seniors, whom he has coached throughout their climb up the squash ladder at Harvard...
...Kadrmas decision also contradicts a precedent which bars any state action "[promoting] the creation and perpetuation of a sub-class of illiterates with in our boundaries." In our society, education is the crucial first rung of the social ladder. It is difficult to imagine anything that would more effectively create a "sub-class of citizens" than making education inaccessible to the poor...
...commitment to educate all citizens regardless of income would also have wrenching social implications. In our society, education is the crucial determinant of income and occupational prestige. If large percentages of poor, minority children do not have a chance to learn and start climbing the economic ladder, America will become a society increasingly polarized by race...
Both were nominated for best picture, as were The Accidental Tourist, an adaptation of Anne Tyler's acclaimed novel tracing the emotional journeys of a travel writer, and Working Girl, a Cinderella tale of a secretary who battles her way up the corporate ladder...