Word: laddering
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Falling Creek subscribes to a philosophy of "structured freedom," which is essentially the same philosophy paying dividends among boys at the opposite end of the economic ladder at the Frederick Douglass Academy. It works across the board, says Anderson, and she wishes more of the boys she sees in her busy Nashville practice lived lives of structured freedom...
...every 18-year-old would be pressed into two years of military service. Other options would be available: service as homeland- and border-security guards or airport check-in inspectors. In each of these cases, two years' service as a draftee would be the first step in a career ladder if you wanted to become, say, a professional border guard. College deferments would be available, but they would come with a price: a third year of mandatory service for a bachelor's degree, a fourth year for an advanced degree. College graduates would also have the option, if they qualified...
...Exactly, says Scherschel. "I asked God if I could do something else," said Scherschel, who was making good money in advertising before deciding to become a priest. It was exciting, creative, and more rungs on the ladder were ahead. "But this is of the spiritual, and that is critical. My life's not supposed to be about increasing my own worth anymore...
...season of singles streaks and doubles reshuffling for the Crimson. Junior Dan Nguyen pulled off a four-game win streak at the season’s outset—moving up the ladder from No. 4 or 5 to No. 3 in the process—and winning seven of his first nine matches...
...doubt, this campus pulses with undercurrents of independent thought, creative energy, and imagined possibilities. Many students, however, find themselves falling in line behind the orthodoxy and authority of those highest in Harvard’s hierarchy of knowledge and power. Some soon follow the ladder even higher to place themselves directly at the service of corporate or state interests...