Word: mentored
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...Sistani reached the senior level of accomplishment called ijtihad, which entitled him to pass his own judgments on religious questions. Sistani kept his distance from Khomeini, who was then in exile in Najaf and already honing his militant philosophy of temporal clerical rule. Al-Khoei, Sistani's mentor, preached the "quietist" approach, in which religious leaders address matters of spirituality and behavior but stay out of politics. Sistani embraced that philosophy...
...humid morning in Brisbane three days later, Latham embraced his mentor and Medicare's founder, former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, before unveiling the party's trump card, Medicare Gold, a massive extension of Medicare to give free hospital care to people over 75. Adding extra childcare support and pension reform to his growing list of sweeteners, it was one of Latham's high points, and his audience left bolstered - "I feel proud to be a Labor supporter again," said teacher Robin Boyne. Latham's other key message that day was simple: "I'm ready to lead...
...wasn't until the 1960s that Prime Minister Robert Menzies began sending a little public money the way of independent schools as one-off grants for new labs and libraries; in the 1970s Latham's mentor, Gough Whitlam, courting the Catholic vote, introduced recurrent funding to independent schools based on need. Without fanfare, the Howard government since 1996 has become an increasingly generous backer of private education, with a funding formula that pivots on the socioeconomic status of the students' district of residence and takes no account of a school's facilities or fees. Still, when funding from all levels...
...bottom, a traditional, pragmatic class warrior with a narrow worldview forged and bolted down in Sydney's western suburbs. He's an incremental man, modern and responsive, with a compelling history, energy and ambition. If he wins on Oct. 9, will he go the way of his political mentor Whitlam, who crashed in glorious catastrophe? The times don't beckon that kind of mad adventurism, in spite of Latham's "crazy-brave" persona among pundits. "Bite-sized changes in policy are more desirable (and certainly more believable) than big-bang social theories that turn the system upside down," Latham once...
...uniqueness of the first-year experience. For many of our students, life in the Yard highlights for the first time the need to balance self-reliance and independence with mutual and shared responsibility. Ibby’s sensitivity to this tension-—as a compassionate mentor and a fair disciplinarian-—has made her a model for first-years and proctors, alike. She has made first-years’ lives better...