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...benefits of globalization, perhaps its most obvious pitfall is that it risks replacing vertical, national boundaries with horizontal ones based on class and talent. Harvard graduates have long occupied distinguished places in American society, but they always remained unambiguously part of it. In their cities, factories, churches, and legislatures, they had little choice but to interact and cooperate with their less privileged countrymen. In the wars honored inside Memorial Hall and Memorial Church, they fought and died alongside everybody else...
...Harvard truly invest in the future of its undergraduates?The answers to all of these questions lie in the hands of the next dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). How he answers them will determine the hallmarks of a Harvard education for the next generation.The most obvious issue pertaining to undergraduate education on the dean’s plate is the ongoing curricular review. On paper, the new system could either become a realigned Core or a completely different and innovative curriculum. Which path it takes lies in the finer details of its implementation, particularly finding...
...trouble comes - it is like Perfect Stranger in this respect - as it gropes for an ending. In this instance you can see it coming from a long way off and, it is something so obvious you can't believe Ted would not have noticed and anticipated it. But the cars are sleek, Ted's house is chic and even the courthouse - in real life they're pretty scuzzy places - has a kind of burnished glow about it. We relax into envy when we want to be drawn into terror. Luxe is, I think, the enemy of our involvement. It renders...
...melt. However, the juicy photo is about as colorful and interesting as the book is going to get. The subtitle reveals the disappointing truth that this book is, in fact, about our fascinating global economy. Suddenly, the symbolism of the melting red, white, and blue popsicle becomes painfully obvious. Damn, and I thought this was about food...
...order to do this.Departure from that a capella singing group was difficult for Jones, considering the extent of her dedication. Though she was excited at the opportunity to direct “Fabulation,” she says that her decision to leave the group was not an obvious or easy one to make.Was it hard to leave? Well, yes and no [laugh]. I think I made the right decision. We’re doing something new with this one. The most recent BlackCAST shows have been really heavy, dramatic. They’ve all been very good, but dealt...