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...pretty schoolteacher whose scientist husband is determined to prove the fireballs are a natural phenomenon. Bak Khan wants to expose the charade, especially as the TV crew seems to be closing in on the secret. But his former abbot tries to convince him that there could be merit in fake miracles...
...With their ability to good-humoredly juggle their multitude of commitments, a great number of athletes fall into the former category; with their grim resolve to crack their books as their overwhelming top priority, many Harvard students fit the latter classification. A top-notch academic record does not confer merit in its own right: it must be complimented by a range of other attributes, including (but not limited to) honor, flexibility and determination. And, while the Harvard admissions pamphlet might proclaim that these skills can be perfected in the lab or in section, as things stand all three virtues...
...admissions game is another area where people often vastly overestimate the disparity between the two schools. In their Pharisaic attempts to misrepresent reality, some might point to the fact that Harvard has drawn in the range of 370 to 380 National Merit Scholars each year, while Yale generally attracts “only” about 150. They might stress that Harvard generally triples or quadruples Yale in most other such programs, including Presidential Scholars, USA Today high school All- Academic Team members, and National Achievement Scholars, etc. They might mention that close to 80 percent of the students that...
...decorations for hismilitary service. But, says an Army official after reviewing Muhammad's personnel file, "all but one of them are basically awarded for just showing up." The exception is the Army Achievement Medal. Army officials have so far not been able to detail what he did to merit that decoration...
Though he has never publicly commented on what happened in his meeting with West, one would suppose that Summers had some questions about the scholastic merit of West’s extracurricular activities, such as recording a spoken-word album, filming cameos for The Matrix sequels and advising the Rev. Al Sharpton on his potential 2004 presidential campaign. The conflict between Summers and West, among other things, was a clash between two different definitions of what it means to be a public intellectual...