Word: oneself
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...important to challenge oneself to participate in direct service work," Simmons says. "It's also important to ask why [you're doing that work...
...important to challenge oneself toparticipate in direct service work," Simmons says."It's also important to ask why [you're doing thatwork...
Some might think when applying to Harvard that the application process deserves all their energy, and once admitted they can think about the other things in life. Pretty soon the first semester comes around, and it's time to prove oneself by making the extra effort to get ahead. Next comes sophomore year, and now things start to count more. In the recruiting race, a job with the most prestigious firm promises the most valuable experience and most sought-after MBA. Once in a firm, career advancement is the prized apple and extra effort once again...
Harvard is supposedly a school which will pump us full of the skills and credentials that can be used to make the world a better place. Taking advantage of all that Harvard has to offer is a great idea, but ensconcing oneself in a tower of elitism, academia and complacency...
...profoundly faulted. Where is the logic in supposing that people who contentedly spend four years doing nothing but classwork will suddenly rise from their undergraduate stupor and be ready (or qualified) to change the world? And where is the logic in supposing that it is possible to extricate oneself from society for long enough to graduate summa...