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...ball hard, and it was falling in. Last night I hit the ball hard, and they caught it." Wee Willie Keeler's dictum, enunciated nearly a century ago, still applies: Hit 'em where they ain't. And how does a ballplayer do that? With a great deal of skill and a little luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going, Going, Not Quite Gone | 6/13/1994 | See Source »

...John's great skill is understanding how to get people to understand the agenda," says Baker Professor of Business Administration Jay O. Light. "People trust him and understand that he sees the problem through their eyes...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: Is John H. McArthur the Most Powerful Man at Harvard? | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

Hughes Hallett, who is widely respected for her pedagogical skill and will soon be lecturing in Switzerland, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, said she supports the idea of such an integrated course but is disheartened that she was not notified when it was first proposed...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Popular Math Ar Professor Will Return | 5/6/1994 | See Source »

...precise, insightful words of Brandon Fraser, star of "With Honors": "Alek's adept at telling the story; he has--I mean I admire this quality in his work, which is the capacity of technically telling the story by knowing where to put the camera. That's a skill that's, that's, it's not usually learned in terms of the physical talent, whatever that is. He has that; he certainly does...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Moira Muses, Patrick Parties and Alek Waxes Floppy | 5/5/1994 | See Source »

...range. contrary to The Crimson's assertion I did not predict that this would be the ultimate disposition of the grades. Harvard Undergraduates are relative. adept at writing two page response papers and--thanks, no doubt, to the Expository Writing Program--most students in my section have acquired this skill. But the real trick is to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the course material...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Core Series Created a 'Straw Man' | 5/3/1994 | See Source »

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