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...grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject very well might mean something to the grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads it. The generality writer banks on the knowledge possessed by the grader, hoping the marker will read things into...
Kirkland House Master Tom C. Conley, a professor of Romance languages and literatures who teaches courses on film, said Jenkins’ time at the HFA’s helm would equip him well for the tasks awaiting in Chicago...
...last time that Eliot won the Straus Cup was in 1983, according to Eliot House Master Lino Pertile...
...incredibly proud of what they’ve accomplished. It’s the greatest thing to happen to my House since I’ve been a Master,” said Pertile, who was appointed Eliot Master in 2000. “This shows the power of hard work and dedication...
...brash, swashbuckling style of fallen supermen like Messier--who referred to himself as a "master of the world" and published two autobiographies, one while he was CEO and a sequel after he was ousted--has been consigned to history, for now. "The extreme case of 'the company, c'est moi' is behind us," says Booz Allen's Newkirk. At engineering giant ABB, based in Zurich, Jurgen Dormann stunned senior managers by telling them in one of his first meetings after taking office in September 2002, "I don't like to work too hard or take decisions. You do that...