Word: presentism
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Social sciences rarely offers a single answer to the questions they present, and thus in interpreting the past, we must not view historical interpretations as inherently antagonistic to each other. The debate involving the Texas Board will eventually subside, but the bigger issue regarding the way we perceive our history will persist...
...winners and finalists of the awards are scheduled to participate in the Goldsmith Seminar, “The Present and Future of Investigative Reporting,” at HKS today...
...largest department at Harvard, with over 700 concentrators—is already understaffed, with large student-to-faculty ratios and unwelcomingly massive lecture courses. More seminars, with as small or smaller enrollment, should be added to supplement the curriculum of students who often do not receive the personal attention present in other departments. Indeed, the academic development of economics concentrators is especially important given the barrage of economic issues prevalent today, and students should have the privilege of having one small class...
...It’s a shame that Beckham’s injured now,” Crimson coach Ray Leone says. “He was just getting back to playing his normal position at center midfield. Our team was present for what may have been the last good professional game of his career...
...restored the democratically elected President of Haiti, I also signed legislation which essentially increased the penetration into Haiti of American rice and reduced Haiti's own rice production. I think it was a mistake." But the main focus of the former Presidents was not the past but the present. President Barack Obama appointed both Clinton and Bush to spearhead U.S. fundraising efforts for Haiti...