Word: mold
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...Arthur Hundert (Kevin Kline), a teacher at St. Benedict’s School for Boys, spends much of his time attempting to mold his students’ moral character with short, quotable maxims. Indeed, a history class turns into a lesson in principle as he warns, “Great ambition and onquest without contribution is without significance.” Sadly, Kline’s latest movie, The Emperor’s Club, is exactly that—a film that doesn’t contribute much to audience enjoyment and has little significance amid the torrent...
Until last week, the presidency of George W. Bush was not so much historic as shaped by history, created out of the mold of an extraordinary election and given form by the terrorist attacks of September 2001. Despite broad support for his campaign against al-Qaeda, Bush, in the eyes of his detractors, has never fully shaken his image as a fortunate son whose approval ratings would eventually collapse under the weight of a sagging economy. Democrats figured that would be enough to at least hold their ground, but last week Bush's appeal blindsided them. After securing control...
Cornell, Harvard, Brown and Yale all fit the mold of what the ECAC champion should look like this year—a team loaded with juniors and seniors that had extensive playing experience as underclassmen...
Break the Mold...
...Ch’an Buddhist monks in Taiwan, he learned from his teachers to “leave behind no residue or trace.” As an international installation artist, Mingwei is effectively air-dropped into communities and must rely upon the people he meets once there to mold and inspire his site-specific work. In this case, that community is Harvard: its students, faculty, administrators, classes, Houses, Masters and many guests and visitors...