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...language tutoring methods in the world. Kumon is also a tutoring center for students that was founded in Japan, but has branches in the U.S. It uses repetition and drills to teach students basic computational skills. Students are given packets with exercises they can complete at their own pace. Once students complete the packets, they turn it in for a grade and, depending on that grade, students get packets of the same level or of the next level in the Kumon curriculum. Kumon covers everything from basic algebra all the way up to differential calculus...
...Apocalypto” hits the ground running (no, really—the first glimpse of a human we get is of legs churning by on a hunt) and the vivid violence that characterizes this first kill sets the pace for the epic carnage of the rest of the film...
...From Yesterday” are well-shot, with frequent slow-motion zooms and lots of jumping. The landscape is well-shown with lush shots and the bright costumes and intricate formations make nice eye candy. But these are only brief respites from the stiflingly slow pace of the video. The first two minutes are primarily concerned the band walking in slow-motion and Leto sulkily staring into the camera. What happened to the sexy bad boy of “My So-Called Life”? When did Jared trade in his plaid flannel shirts for goth makeup...
...song’s somber subject matter. The video’s climax comes when Christina finally comes to terms with the permanence of her father’s departure. As the music swells, the quick-cutting montage depicting key scenes from her past accelerates to a breakneck pace and Christina belts out “there’s nothing I wouldn’t do / to have just one more chance / to look into your eyes / and see you looking back.” Then a bass-playing clown appears. It kind of deflates the moment. Once...
...President Derek Bok in a letter preceding the report. But results may not remain as strong in the future, vice president for finance Elizabeth Mora and treasurer James F. Rothenberg cautioned in another letter preceding the report. They expressed doubt about the capacity of future revenue growth to keep pace with inflation. They also expressed concern about the endowment’s future growth rate and federal funding for research.CASH OUTFLOWHarvard’s expenditures increased by about $240 million this year, primarily as a result of increased employee benefit costs and changes in space and utility fees, according...