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...BANNED. RIGHT-TO-LEFT WRITING, the centuries-old method for printing Chinese, in official documents; in Taiwan. Officials say the change was made to conform with the West's left-to-right form of writing, because the inclusion of numerals and English words was too confusing in the old style...
...Faculty has no desire to promote either vagueness or ease. Human society is a concrete and unified phenomenon, whose concreteness and unity are no doubt obscured by the differences of method and approach which distinguish economics, history, government, anthropology and ethics. At the same time, however, these different social sciences have, through their very specialization, acquired a firmness of intellectual texture, a maturity of thought, and a body of information which are now essential to any competant understanding of society as a whole. The new field of concentration provides therefore, that students whose special interest is human society, shall combine...
While Gates and others tout these new ways of attracting students, others say that the old method of relying on star power still has its draw...
...order to appraise the trajectory and concerns of modern science. Nevertheless, in recent decades, the role and relevance of science in daily life has changed substantially, and Harvard has failed to respond adequately. Too often, the Harvard curriculum shirks its responsibility to prepare its non-scientists to understand the method of science and appreciate its inherent complexities. With half of the student body fulfilling requirements in courses such as Science B-57, “Dinosaurs and Their Relatives,” the College currently allows most students to escape confrontation with hard math and physics...
...language requirement, however, are more on the mark. The report rightly suggests that a more intense focus on foreign languages might prove beneficial for students and their level of internationalization. Learning a language is an extremely important way to learn about another culture, and it requires a unique method of thought. And, as it is vital that tomorrow’s leaders be at least familiar with some foreign language—the lack of which is a major problem in this country—requiring more language courses would be a successful method to achieve greater internationalization.The College?...