Word: nationalisms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though outrun by some of the finest teams that both New England and the nation had to offer, the men were able to fend off in-state rivals Boston University and UMass, which finished ninth and 10th...
...announced panelists, Abigail Thernstrom, co-author of America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible and Nicholas Lemann '76, author of The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy...
...test in a person's life. But here, again, he runs into problems. If, as Lemann suggests, we take the extreme view that people should always be judged by performance rather than potential, we must provide everyone with precisely the same opportunity to perform. But providing everyone in the nation with exactly the same education would be a disservice both to those who would benefit from more rigorous academic training and to those who would be best served by vocational training or the opportunity to explore more creative educational alternatives. Different people reach their full potential in different environments...
...attempt to understand where this book comes from. For Common Things is remarkable for, among other things, its fidelity to the tradition of American environmentalist writing in particular. Since its beginnings, American writing has been infused with the conviction that the personal must somehow stand for the nation. It is characteristic of what has been called the American Self that the particular events of the individual life are understood to somehow trend towards universality...
...ranked No. 12 in the nation and sports a four-game win streak of its own. Its 4-0 victory over Weber State last Wednesday was its third straight shutout. The Cougars are led by All-American senior forward Maren Hendershot, who has led an offense that has outscored its opponents...