Word: revealing
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...Charlton Heston in the business suit or polo shirt that other stars of the '50s and '60s wore. The present was too puny a place to confine him. But put him in a toga or a military uniform from any millennium, or strip him to the waist to reveal that finely muscled torso, then let his tense, intense baritone voice articulate a noble notion, and you had Hollywood's ideal of Mensa beefcake. In the era of the movie epic, he was the iconic hero, adding to these films millions in revenue, plenty of muscle and 10 IQ points...
...That may be overstating it, somewhat: It's unlikely that most Mexicans really feel that mid-19th century life was exactly "ideal." But the heat generated online by the ad does reveal that the war and resultant redrawing of the map 160 years ago can still spark a furor on both sides of the border. Thousands of critics accused the ad of being anti-American and took pains to defend the inclusion of the southwestern states into the union. "It is absurd to believe that the U.S. stole Texas and California since most inhabitants of the Southwest considered the 19th...
...something to cut the wasteful spending. Farm subsidies are one of those rare issues on which everyone from the staunch free market advocate to the ardent proponent of social justice can see eye to eye. A cursory reading of Mankiw’s Principles of Economics will reveal subsidies are, as a general rule, inefficient; they distort incentives and create deadweight loss. While they can produce artificially low prices at the grocery store, the funds paying for this difference come straight out of consumers’ wallets in the form of tax dollars. Ultimately the costs outweigh the benefits. American...
...search involves many historical accounts, yet she complements the facts with personal anecdotes and interviews that reveal to her reader that she’s not just concerned with food, but Chinese-American experiences in general. With the perspective of an American-born-Chinese, she addresses with shrewdness and insight the historical and social dynamics of the Chinese in America. One chapter is devoted entirely to a Chinese family Lee knew, whose only viable professional option was the 24-hour, 364-day per year Chinese restaurant business, the strain of which leads to the family almost disintegrating. Another chapter, with...
...studies, which were presented at the conference of the American Educational Research Association last week, recommend that universities seriously consider other measurements of predictive performance outside of grade point average and standardized test scores. For example, colleges could request that applicants complete a questionnaire presenting different scenarios that would reveal interpersonal skills and personal discipline, University of Minnesota professor Nathan R. Kuncel proposed in one of the studies. Regarding many colleges’ practice of using interviews, letters of recommendation, and application essays to judge an applicant’s “fit,” College Board researcher...