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...Hunted screens at Loews Fresh Pond...
CAMBRIDGE, England—John Harvard graduated from Emmanuel College at Cambridge University and then immigrated to Massachusetts where he founded Harvard College in the image of his alma mater in 1636. Over three-and-a-half centuries later, I have journeyed back across the pond to see how the two cities of Cambridge, and their two esteemed institutions of higher learning, measure up side-by-side...
Question 1: Does the original Cambridge provide more fertile sexual soil than the barren Wasteland across the pond...
...book One World, utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer presents an interesting analogy for America’s current position: imagine you are walking by a shallow pond and you see child fall through the ice. She is sure to drown if you don’t save her, but if you do it will mean dirtying your pants, ruining your shoes, and being late to an important meeting. Most readers will agree that it would be very wrong to ignore the drowning child...
Even if economic opportunities abroad are not identical to those in America, other students say they are drawn to big-fish, small-pond status. “A Harvard grad at home in their own country has a much better opportunity to rise quickly to positions of great importance there,” says Prichard. “This implies a great opportunity to shape the future of that country, which may not be a reality in the U.S. to the same extent. The idea that influence in the world can only be had from within the U.S., I think...