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...last lecture of the term heralds a regular standing ovation. It just happens. I don’t expect it as such, but it’s so often now, well, it’s become…almost a class requirement. You see, the majority of my students possess enthusiastic, brilliant minds that understand exactly the importance of all I have to preach teach them and appreciate my weekly performance. And I don’t want to sound bitter but, after all, it’s just a little galling when one killjoy fails to rise with...
...Steven C. Wofsy, an associate dean of the Faculty and a DEAS member, both said humanities concentrators stand to suffer the most if faculty are not motivated to create these broad courses, since most departmental science courses require mathematical and scientific know-how that many humanities concentrators may not possess...
...potentially affect the greatest good. I do not intend any elitism by these words—that we, as Harvard students, have a higher calling than any other fellow human who inhabits our earth. Yet over my four years here, I have never met so many individuals who possess not only beautiful hearts but also beautiful minds for problem-solving. I just hope that we are not dodging some of the largest and most important problems of our world merely because we are too afraid to imagine and pursue their solutions.Blind optimism is perhaps the surest route to true pessimism...
...famous museums-the Smithsonian, the National Archives, even the White House. But could those attractions be too famous? Visitors who are drawn to them almost automatically may not realize that the U.S. capital boasts a second tier of smaller, more specialized museums that are equally fascinating and often possess distinct advantages over their bigger, better-known brethren. For starters, they are less crowded, and are often inexpensive or free. In these institutions, adventurous tourists can find colorful, offbeat exhibits highlighting world-class collections, in some cases the only ones of their kind...
...famous museums - the Smithsonian, the National Archives, even the White House. But could those attractions be too famous? Visitors who are drawn to them almost automatically may not realize that the U.S. capital boasts a second tier of smaller, more specialized museums that are equally fascinating and often possess distinct advantages over their bigger, better-known brethren. For starters, they are less crowded, and are often inexpensive or free. In these institutions, adventurous tourists can find colorful, offbeat exhibits highlighting world-class collections, in some cases the only ones of their kind. Los Angeles resident Mimi Donaldson, 57, regards herself...