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...having dazzled me, won me by your personal, involved, independently-minded assertion, your only job is to keep me awake. When I sleep I give C’s. How? By FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for—a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them...
...Vague Generalities are anathema, sparkling chips of concrete scattered throughout your bluebook will have you up for sainthood. Or at least Dean’s List. Name at least the titles of every other book Hume wrote; don’t just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of “contemporary decadence,” like Natalie Wood. If you can’t come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid clink of pseudo-facts...
...sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...
Craig Fitzgerald, the director of strength and conditioning at Harvard, who made a name for himself with the remarkable intensity of the workout regimens he designed, will be leaving for a post at the University of South Carolina, he said today. Fitzgerald, who came to Harvard in April, 2005 after a stint as the assistant director of strength and conditioning at the University of Maryland, worked directly with many of the University’s athletic teams, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, and men’s tennis. He will serve...
Craig Fitzgerald, the director of strength and conditioning at Harvard, who made a name for himself with the remarkable intensity of the workout regimens he designed, will be leaving for a post at the University of South Carolina, he said today...