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That attitude extends into the rank and file. Zulmai is a Northern Alliance soldier lounging on a tank in the town of Farkhar. Ask him how many brothers he has, and he proudly tells you four, all soldiers. Ask how many sisters, and he says none. Press him repeatedly, and he finally admits to three. Why did he deny them? "Because girls are not important." He shrugs. "They do not count...
...That attitude extends into the rank and file. Zulmai is a Northern Alliance soldier lounging on a tank in the town of Farkhar. Ask him how many brothers he has, and he proudly tells you four, all soldiers. Ask how many sisters, and he says none. Press him repeatedly, and he finally admits to three. Why did he deny them? "Because girls are not important." He shrugs. "They do not count...
...Phil Sherrill, Mike Soto and Scott Silver managed to defeat some really great fencers,” Schmidt said. “Sherrill defeated Jeremy Sinkin who has the second highest U.S. rank in Under-20 Men’s foil...
...there’s much, much more. Alumni can set up new awards, endowing scholarships for the student who fills their old rank in class. The 23rd student in Introductory Physics could receive a bonus from a nostalgic alum...
...properly instituted, student rank would also help curb academic dishonesty. We will no longer have the problem of students helping each other with homework. There will be no more study groups and no more mooching. For the really creative professors, the system can be further adapted such that students who tell on cheating friends can swap up to take the cheater’s ranking...