Word: mentor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...April 1997, Lensky changed his diet from fish food to blood worms. "That was the pivotal moment in his life," said Marshall Lewy, Lensky's lifetime protector and mentor. "Most people say the key moment in his life was when he moved to New Hampshire. That was the most creative period of his life." During this summer, Dr. Bennett schooled him in several fields, such as canoe-building, silent film viewing, and how to cook salmon properly and apply a nice curry. But Lewy argues that, had it not been for the diet change, Lensky might never have lived...
...could talk about assignments or concepts as if engaging in regular conversation. The school building was as much of a home as the structure we both lived in outside the school day. The situation was a special dynamic to experience, making me wonder why a non-parental, child mentor bond couldn't strive to approach the familiarity of the bond I shared with my mother in the classroom...
...compelling as "Titanic" was, "Good Will Hunting" gets my vote for Best Picture. It's well-written, well-acted, and just plain well done. Robin Williams, reprising his mentor role from "Dead Poet's Society," is brilliant, as usual, and gained a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his efforts. Matt Damon (Best Actor nominee) plays with wit and skill the tough kid from South Boston who's really a genius. But the real reason I loved "Good Will Hunting" is that even before I entered the theater, I felt like I had some stake...
...really thank people like [Leverett House Master] John [E.] Dowling ['57] for becoming a mentor to me when it wasn't that popular to mentor African-Americans. I want to pass [the tradition] on," Counter says...
...excel far beyond their own expectations. She is accessible to students and committed to seeing us search within ourselves to find our passion and communicate that passion with grace, confidence and a strong intellectual foundation. To me, she is more than a celebrity; she is a teacher, a mentor who shared her gift and taught me what it really means to write. TALEEB NOORMOHAMED Princeton...