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Smitty thinks that the college process should be about self-discovery and growing up - not board scores and grade-point averages. So he urges students to talk with classmates about their essays, and really to pour their souls into their writing - what I call essay therapy. Too many students just see the college application as one more task during senior year. But it should be one of the best learning experiences of high school...
...format has its creative advantages. Instead of telling the classic story through the eyes of a the main narrator as in the original Mahabharata, Sreedharan takes the point of view of an heretofore one- dimensional character, Bhima, one of the five Pandava brothers who defeat their cousins, the Kauravas, in tale's central battle. "Bhima has been the brawny superman of Mahabharata," says the Indian-born academic and journalist. "Here he is being presented as someone who is really sensitive and intelligent." (Watch TIME's video "Twitter Poetry on the Plinth in London...
Given the heinous dust that's been raised, it seems likely that end-of-life counseling will be dropped from the health-reform legislation. But that's a small point, compared with the larger issue that has clouded this summer: How can you sustain a democracy if one of the two major political parties has been overrun by nihilists? And another question: How can you maintain the illusion of journalistic impartiality when one of the political parties has jumped the shark? (See pictures of angry health-care protesters...
...They point out that all of the intelligence agencies routinely use outside contractors, especially since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Hayden, director from 2006-09, defended the practice at a National Press Club event today, arguing that it makes sense to seek specialized skills where they are available - whether in the government or in the public sector. "We generally want to use the best athlete available in the draft," he said. (Check out a story about Blackwater, America's other army...
...sandstone façades of historic warehouses. You'll be entertained by all manner of buskers while you browse stalls selling local arts and crafts (hand-worked glass and Tasmanian timber feature strongly). Afterward, wander up the Kelly Steps, built in 1839 to connect Salamanca Place with nearby Battery Point, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods...