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Samuel Morse had perfected his telegraph only a few years earlier, but by 1848 the country was wired, from Boston to New York City to Washington to Chicago and New Orleans. Again, the shift was sudden and profound--from days or weeks to send a message to instantaneous communication. Today we take for granted synchronized one-hour time zones as a kind of natural fact, but only after trains and the telegraph had connected distant cities were the U.S.'s time zones reduced from dozens to four...
...religious diversity within their kingdoms.The connections between such examples and modern events often seem tenuous. Still, Sen’s demonstration of how the concept of group identity can be manipulated has obvious applications to such subjects as Rwandan genocide and Al Qaeda terrorism. Sen offers his most profound observation when he addresses current attempts to decrease inter-group tensions in countries like Britain, where immigrant groups have not been able to fully assimilate.According to Sen, when governments support moderate voices within religious factions, they “bolster and strengthen the voice of religious authorities while downgrading the importance...
...just about half of the children in this country are below average. The world is a rough place. Some of us are weak, and some of us are strong; some of us are smart, and some of us are dumb; some of us really are destined to make a profound impact on the world, and some of us just aren?...
...infamous grade inflation applies to her, but not to me. Kirsten is also involved some impressive student organizations and other extracurricular activities on campus. Sure, I write a column for the Crimson. But while all of the other Crimson columnists are writing about important issues that have a profound impact on Harvard and even the world at large, I use my column to try and make my generally awkward life sound cool to girls and to brag about how sweet I am at video games...
...Harvard’s presidency. If history proves to be any indication, Hyman will likely be sought by other top universities for top-level jobs. But despite his relative anonymity, Hyman’s presence in the Yard and in Allston has had and will continue to have a profound and unique impact on Harvard. To that end, we hope Hyman’s decision to stay is not a temporary...