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...first settlers found themselves in an alien world, and for the convicts among them, the land's harshness must have seemed part of their punishment. The nation's self-image was shaped by those colonists' experiences of hardship, hunger, hostile natives, droughts and floods - their sense, from the outset, of being profoundly at odds with the land they had to call their home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freedom in Chains | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...Hallion said. “We wanted to prove we were the better team.”Fresh off of an impressive 65-51 win over Princeton on Friday, Harvard came into the game looking to continue its Ancient Eight challenge. The Crimson took the momentum from the outset, embarking on an 8-0 run. Harvard proceeded to make its first five shots of the half and take a 10-3 advantage in the first three minutes.With eight minutes remaining in the half, a jump shot from Rollins, a three-pointer from junior guard Emily Tay and another jumper from...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Second Matchup Brings Domination | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

...year.” HARVARD 9, DARTMOUTH 0 The Crimson turned in its most dominating performance of the season in Sunday’s fifth-place game, defeating Dartmouth, 9-0, to record its second 9-0 whitewash in as many days. The match was no contest from its outset. Only one player, sophomore No. 3 Katherine O’Donnell, needed four sets to secure the win, while the other eight matches were all decided in straight sets, 3-0. With the wins, freshman No. 2 Alisha Mashruwala, captain No. 6 Supriya Balsekar, and sophomore No. 9 Sandra Mumanachit...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Trinity Derails Bid For Howe Cup Title | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

...class with over 500 students is pretty huge. How do you get that many students if the course doesn’t count for Core credit or even Psychology credit?TBS: As I said, most students want to be happier...and I make it very clear from the outset, the class is taught on two levels. The first level is like any other class in the department: students are exposed to rigorous research, they read and write academic papers, they have exams. [...] The second level is that I always ask—whether it is in class...

Author: By Jack G. Clayton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions With Tal D. Ben-Shahar | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...enduring passion, the ones we come back to visit years after graduating, the educators who opened doors and altered the course of our lives. I was lucky enough to encounter two such teachers my senior year in a public high school in Connecticut. Dr. Cappel told us from the outset that his goal was not to prepare us for the AP biology exam; it was to teach us how to think like scientists, which he proceeded to do with a quiet passion, mainly in the laboratory. Mrs. Hastings, my stern, Radcliffe-trained English teacher, was as devoted to her subject...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Make Great Teachers | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

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