Word: local
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...jury was partially composed of members from the Harvard Mock Trial team and mock trial teams in the local community. According to Chauvet, it provided valuable exposure to other means of approaching simulated jury trials...
...volunteer jurors, ranging from Harvard undergraduates to local high school students, also offered opinions on individual aspects of the Harvard Law School students’ performances. Jurors commented on the logic presented to the jury and the strength of opening and closing arguments...
...exams to before winter recess, the administration acknowledged this implicitly. Studying for exams during break was both stressful and difficult. There is a psychological benefit to working in a Lamont, your house library, the dining hall, or your Harvard room. They provide the rigorous academic atmosphere that homes and local libraries cannot recreate. For many, it is easier to accomplish more when you are surrounded and encouraged by hundreds of other hardworking peers in a world-class research institution. The “Harvard bubble” is one of Harvard’s central scholarly benefits at any time...
...never won a classic civil war or a fight against an insurgency in which it bore the brunt of battle and became the local villain. Vietnam is the obvious example. For the sake of friendly Afghans and for our own security, our goal now should be to make this their...
...impossible, i.e., build an effective government in Kabul and enlarge Afghan security forces. Corruption, inefficiency and addiction are endemic to Afghan society. We should instead focus on forging a smaller army, say 75,000 or 100,000, that can and will actually fight, and concentrate on arming and training local warlords and tribal leaders who can defend themselves. This, backed by good U.S. logistics and intelligence, could block a Taliban reconquest of Afghanistan...