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...opinion, but rather to address it directly and on its merits. I still hold out hope that American society will be able to see both sides of any issue and make its own educated choice, rather than forcing out the opinion that doesn’t fit the current norm...
...There’s a norm, there’s an expectation that everyone advises a thesis” in the Government department, says Campbell. “It’s not a requirement...
...challenge themselves in the face of higher standards. Potentially, Bernstein says, the new system could discourage students from taking risks in hopes of earning honors. But by the same token, O’Keefe counters, students could feel liberated from expectations because honors will no longer be the norm...
Avoiding the norm would be risky, he knew, and since most Harvard students got to be where they are by avoiding danger and sticking to the script, it would take a serious shift in culture for things to change...
...hyacinth, Midnight Mystique, has arrived. The three "ancestor" bulbs whose genes helped create the dusky shoot of bell-shaped florets were bought for over $93,000 each. But the fashionable flower promises to recoup that investment and then some. Bulbs will sell for $15 each - over 10 times the norm for hyacinths - and gardeners worldwide are already clamoring for the dark side of the bloom...