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...family that this birth brought to all who know them, the news had a greater impact on me than I expected. Hearing about my friend's son served as a reality check that brought to mind a number of ideas and re-evaluations. The news led me to reflect a bit on the somewhat artificial construction of being a student and gave me a greater appreciation of parenthood and all that it means. Seeing first-hand the happiness of a new parent and the added responsibility one quickly assumes with parenthood, the passage of time and transition to adulthood struck...
That unwieldy edifice no longer suits us, to say the least. Congress could resolve this sorry situation by legislating a more precise statutory definition of sexual harassment. Such legislation could revise and reform our current ad hoc law. Moreover, it would reflect the genuine opinions of Americans, as representatives and senators surely would receive and earful from their constituents...
...often irrelevant, and the skill of answering these questions under such tight time pressure is really only useful to a small fraction of those taking all the various tests. True, the tests are mostly multiple choice, can be mastered through expensive test-prep courses and probably don't reflect anything about one's potential performance in graduate school...
...always been amazed at Harvard's incredibly high yield, which hovers around 75 percent each year. This year will certainly be no exception. With pre-frosh descending upon the campus this weekend, take a moment to reflect on your own college decision. Were you motivated more by the fear of what you would miss out on by turning down one of the top schools in the country, or by the thrill of benefiting from the specific resources that Harvard has to offer...
Even when such remarks reflect a criticism that I share, I've always tended to say something insulting about the other person's country in return. (This may be the sort of thing the career counselors had in mind when they said the diplomatic corps was not a realistic option for me.) If a Frenchman expresses his inability to understand why Americans eat so much frozen food, I can be counted on to steer the conversation around to the wartime behavior of Vichy France...