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...truth, it is unlikely that many Americans will fight too hard even for this more modest form of egalitarianism. This is because many crave the self-help genre’s stern brand of personal responsibility. Lisa Nichols, an author who appeared on Oprah, says her attitude to those who attend her workshops is, “I don’t want to know [your sad story].” What can come off as callousness towards undeserved suffering, is strong medicine for others. Another popular book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” published...
...terms of mainstream student values then, Wellesley today is every bit as much Mona Lisa Smile-puritan as it is secular, Sapphic fantasyland. And there are, of course, numerous students that fall between these two spheres...
...Lisa Boes, a research officer of the Activity-Based Learning Project, states that the ideas of the initiative are not set in stone. “My understanding of the language of the Gen Ed proposal is that it is just a start,” she says...
...when real life astronauts, such as Lisa Novak, are charged with attempted murder, it is not beyond belief that the Thornton’s character throws a brick through a bank window in one of the film’s opening scenes to vent his financial frustrations. Still, Thornton, best known in recent years for his sleazy roles in “Bad Santa” and “Bad News Bears” — note the repetition of “bad” — is not believable as an earnest former astronaut...
...Woman Scorned If astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak's actions were the result of some mental problems, her condition was not of her volition [Feb. 19]. People do not choose to be mentally ill any more than they choose to be physically ill. nasa's inability to monitor the psychological well-being of its astronauts is no excuse to use insulting and insensitive terminology to describe astronauts or anyone else who suffers from mental illness. Donna Schoustra Lansing, Illinois...