Word: perfectible
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fundamentally, the argument comes down to the idea that a student's entire high school career should not depend on one fickle test, for no test provides a perfect measurement of achievement. A high school diploma should not be a giveaway, but neither should it depend upon what appear to be unrealistically high expectations of performance. Students should receive some sort of a diploma if they pass the required high school courses...
...second half saw almost perfect offensive execution by Harvard. The main problem in the first half had been poor shooting (9-of-26) and 15 turnovers, four by freshman point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman. Starting in the second half, the roles of the teams had changed...
...amiable pairing of former Harvard-Radcliffe Republican Alliance President Noah Z. Seton '00 and self-described progressive Kamil E. Redmond '00 last December seemed too politically perfect to be true...
...perfect as the moment seemed, it wasn't quite at the imperial level that Jiang aspires to. Even in Beijing, where the WTO celebration was as choreographed as the first act of Cats, the zip and pop of a truly great moment was missing. Ordinary citizens weren't glued to their television sets. And the triumphal speech to his fellow Chinese--the grand gesture or unforgettable sound bite that would lock in the historic moment--never occurred. But such policy blahs don't mean that Jiang won't one day pull off that kind of Maoist dazzle...
...forgotten luxuries of home--from high-pressure showers to a working fireplace--and to all its forgotten necessities, like Mom's apple pie. To all the familiar nooks and crannies in our walls, the squeaky doors and creaky floors, the imperfections that make our homecoming perfect. To our parents for leaving our bedroom just the way we left it, thank...