Word: slates
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...been resolved. For centuries, the nature camp said that personalities are born, not made, that our character is pretty much formed by the time we pop out of the womb. The nurture people countered with the metaphor of the tabula rasa: our mind starts out as a blank slate, and it's how we are reared that determines what gets written on it. Modern science, though--especially our fast-growing understanding of the human genome--makes it clear that both sides are partly right. Nature endows us with inborn abilities and personality traits; nurture takes these raw materials and molds...
...Crimson’s next contest is at local rival Boston University (4-8-1) tonight at 7 p.m. Harvard will continue its Ivy slate on Saturday at 11 a.m. against Yale (6-3-1, 1-2), which is ranked sixth in the region...
...Assembly in San Antonio, a total of 199 delegates were eligible to vote. Of this number, 133—or two-thirds of the original slate of delegates—were in the assembly room. Another 53 alternates offered their services and in most cases, were seasoned veterans who were well-versed on these issues. Only 13 seats in the Assembly went under represented. Furthermore, New England had all 19 of its delegate seats filled for both sessions...
...size of this year’s overall slate is roughly comparable to those of previous years—90 students...
...longer run, State Department spokesperson Patt said that a slate of improvements to the visa-issuing system might come into place, although he declined to discuss the particulars...