Word: loss
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While Cambridge shares the problem of dwindling federal funds with many U.S. communities, its dilemma is distinguished by a unique set of circumstances. One of the most devastating blows to Cambridge's supply of low-income housing was the recent loss of rent control...
...Harvard students have their first and last encounter with economics in Ec 10. But, according to an article in last Sunday's New York Times, the same is not true in Russia. Yes, Russia. According to the article, first-graders in Russia are being taught concepts such as profit, loss and capital accumulation. The article reports: "A new textbook published this year, Economics for Little Ones or How Misha Became a Businessman, tells the story of a simple but industrious bear who opens a...store in the forest. His sole competitor is described as Winnie the Pooh's Over-priced...
...have to start at age seven? American children don't need to be taught about profit and loss in the first grade because capitalism is virtually synonymous with the United States. We are capitalists in the womb, as it were, because everyone and everything around us is the product of a purely capitalist society. What American five-year-old needs to be taught that the one with the most toys wins...
Following the loss of four of its top ten players to graduation, the Crimson has lacked depth all season. This, combined with the chance of breaking its winning streak of more than seventy-five matches, led to a high level of anxiety for the Crimson players...
...Crimson's lone loss came at the hands of Princeton two weeks ago. Princeton treated the meet as its national championship, while Harvard treated it as just another road bump on its way to a bigger goal, national recognition...