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People wrote about the lessons they will carry in their heads. The kind of advice that doesn't fit in a suitcase but will almost certainly matter more than Band-Aids: Learn how to text-message, do not let your kids watch TV news, and never depend on the government. And "as you drive away from a house and possessions you may never enjoy again," wrote a survivor, "remember the song about how you can't drag a U-Haul behind your hearse...
...along comes Rowling with Dumbledore--a human being, a wizard even, an indisputable hero and one of the most beloved figures in children's literature. Shouldn't I be happy to learn...
...that was to change his life: “This is dancing on a stage, Paulus, but what does it mean to dance in life?” Two weeks later, he found the answer when he saw a woman throwing a pot. “I want to learn that dance,” he said to himself, and in that moment took up the craft of pottery. The metaphysical ties between clay, dance, and creation were explored at the program “Clay Body, Human Body” presented by the Office for the Arts at Harvard...
...entire Expository Writing program—from bottom to top—has got to change. The University is doing a disservice to its students and should adopt a reformed model that does not force the majority of students to take a useless and boring class from which they learn little...
...wanted to be part of it.” While the integration of Central High School was a decisive historical moment in the civil rights movement, the panel reminded the audience that they were real people with real emotions. “Little Rock gave me an opportunity to learn more about myself,” said Terrence Roberts, who is now a psychologist in Pasadena, Calif. “What I discovered in the midst of all that is no matter how afraid you are, you can still maintain goal-oriented behavior.” But the chance...