Word: meritable
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...when the “Option III” course of instruction was added to the concentration. Few resources were dedicated to the program, which was only offered to English concentrators and admitted fewer than 20 percent of applicants.Even after the advent of Option III, doubt about the merits of creative writing lingered. In 1979, Director of Expository Writing Richard Marius cancelled the only fiction offering, Expository Writing 13, even though it was the most popular section. He was concerned that fiction courses failed to teach students how to write expository prose. Although the decision was met with outrage...
...reason and logic lofted Harvardian minds to new heights, the school decided to do away with antiquated methods of discipline. Edward Holyoke, class of 1690 and president from 1737-1769, ended the custom of flogging students. More importantly, Holyoke was instrumental in a movement towards valuing merit over social class, planting the seeds of an egalitarian tradition that the University would strive to expand throughout its history...
...Harvard’s increasing strength as an institution, the recognition came at a time of growing unrest among Harvard’s students. Just miles from the Yard, young men were dying for the Revolution. No longer physically beaten by their instructors and increasingly recognized for their merit, students were taking a stand and trying to take control of their school. The president was becoming increasingly accountable; the sparks of the modern university were ignited...
...human being. He is a real monster, but at the same time he is so witty and talented.” And while some critics are frustrated that Lecter, whose past is only alluded to in previous books, would no longer remain a figure of mystery, Ulliel recognizes the merit of unearthing a Lecter’s history. “You may ultimately lose the mystery, but you gain a good thing in explaining the past.” To better understand the character of Hannibal Lecter, Ulliel watched dozens of films, read true stories about serial killers...
...will display the majority of the collection from which the three disputed paintings stem in its “Pollock Matters” exhibit opening in September. Nancy Netzer, the museum’s director and professor of art history at Boston College, said that the works still merit exhibition and further investigation. “Our aim is to present all of the information that we have,” Netzer said. “There is a lot of conflicting evidence that we want to bring to the table. It is important to engage with other scholars...