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...characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue" could impress the nation as a whole. The first seven Presidents, who filled the job for almost a half-century, confirmed Hamilton's prediction. George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were heroes of the American Revolution. James Madison was the prime mover in the push to write and ratify the Constitution. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams had signal diplomatic triumphs: Monroe bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoléon Bonaparte, doubling the country's size, and Adams, as Monroe's Secretary of State, conceived the Monroe Doctrine, which waved Europe...
...have seen before, Harvard is looked upon by institutions around the world as an exemplar. The recent removal of Early Action illustrates how Harvard is unique in its ability to act as a solo mover. Similarly, any steps taken by Harvard in promoting positive research policies will likely spur ripple effects across the country. Just five years ago, the “Consensus Statement of Antiretroviral Treatment for AIDS in Poor Countries,†developed by Harvard faculty across the University, helped change conventional wisdom that AIDS therapy could not be successfully delivered to individuals in resource-poor settings...
...days later at Malek Fahd, social science teacher Pinad El Ahmad says the inter-faith experience was beneficial; she's the major mover in the school's values program. "We want our students to see that the world is not limited to what goes on at this school," she says. "We'd like them to make friends and see new things." Deputy Principal Ali Kak says the school fosters the idea that being a good Muslim and a good Australian are complementary. "Our mission is to contribute to society in a positive way." There are 1,800 students...
...MySpace was sold last year to News Corp. for $580 million, a figure a MySpace founder who no longer had control of the company recently called "one of the largest merger-and-acquisition scandals in U.S. history." MySpace might be worth more than $3 billion today. YouTube gained first-mover advantage with its video-sharing service. But the latest crop of Web 2.0 outfits employs varying strategies to cut past the crowd...
...superfan is the minutiae-obsessed, Vulcan-eared Star Trek fan, played by Jon Lovitz opposite William Shatner in a classic Saturday Night Live skit. Today the Lovitzization of entertainment is widespread. When Lost used stock footage from Norway to depict the founder of the Hanso Foundation--the apparent prime mover behind its conspiracy--Norwegian fans went nuts speculating over their homeland's connection to the mystery...