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...always amazed when I hear the phrase nature vs. nurture. What about free will? For most of us, neither nature nor nurture governs our ability to choose freely, at least not in a democratic society. Genetics, environment and upbringing can powerfully influence us to choose a specific path, but we are still able to choose an alternate one. To say we are all at the mercy of our genes and our upbringing is silly. JILL HUNGERFORD Neenah...
...start of the bridge across the lake outlines the rules: no shoes, no swearing, no whiskey, no littering, no graffiti, no stealing the sacred water, no loud noises and, oddly, no sitting. An eerie, whispering sound issued from within the dank grove. I rounded a bend in the path, half expecting to come face-to-face with the slithering monster. Instead, it was a small army of Thai matrons engaged in one of the country's most popular pastimes?trying to discern lucky lottery numbers by swirling powder over the bumps and ridges of the broad palm trunks...
According to IBM Professor of Business and Government Roger B. Porter, who teaches a course on the American presidency (taken by Al Gore ’69 when he was an undergrad), Harvard does lend some power in the path to the highest office in the nation. “Reaching the presidency involves long odds, but having a Harvard degree doesn’t hurt,” he writes in an e-mail...
Many otherwise liberal students may find themselves shaking their heads, not understanding why the boycotters would choose such a path of action instead of attempting to “integrate” into the newspaper and create change from within. Some have even gone so far as to call the boycotters’ activities “counterproductive” to their goals. This is like saying the Montgomery Civil Rights activists were going against their objectives by boycotting the bus system instead of having an open dialogue with the city. This hypothetical argument is as demeaning...
...country’s rebuilding period following the war. He also cited Nikita S. Khrushchev’s celebrated “Secret Speech” of 1956, in which he criticized Stalin for an overly repressive regime. Gorbachev said this set the youth of the time on the path that eventually led to reform...