Word: strived
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...primary value of international study. By encountering other cultures, students from the U.S. learn something about their own thinking. Most of us at this school, indeed, think like Americans. It is not intellectual integrity that leads us to pretend otherwise—and if we strive for “pure,” generic efficacy in academic life, we are apt to miss out on rich legacies in American thought.With a nationalist mindset, then, in my final weeks as a member of this academic community, I offer an instance of the most primal and distinctive kind...
...enjoys interacting daily with the community of students and faculty. “HUPD is like family law-enforcement,” he says.MIRRORING THE COMMUNITYThis family is made up of 19,000 students and 11,900 faculty and staff, across 500 buildings, according to the HUPD website.The department strives to hire the most qualified candidates while attempting to reflect the Harvard community.“We always strive to have our department look like the rest of the University,” he says.Stripped of their uniforms that afternoon, the men were clad in jeans and buttoned-down shirts...
...professors could still exercise their right to disallow pass/fail students in their classes. For those students who use the pass/fail option to avoid doing work—and we all know they exist—the ability to reverse their decision would only add to the incentive to strive for success. (Allowing the reverse, that is for students to change grades into Ps, would weaken the incentive for success...
...Kekexili” imprints upon the viewer: Pity for the women and children who cry as their men depart for the mountains, pity for the terrible price one man’s vendetta wreaks on lasting comradeships, and pity for the total abuse of the men who strive to protect the irrevocably-tainted innocence of this so-called “virgin” wilderness. “Kekexili” teaches us to appreciate what we have—friendships, nature, certainty of beliefs—but breaks our heart as it takes every one of those comforts away...
...real root of Harvard students’ dissatisfaction with their social experience is the tremendous amount of pressure that exists on campus. Most Harvard undergrads were the best of the best in high school and continue to strive for perfection. One of the most difficult transitions after entering Harvard is finding a new niche of excellence amongst a field of overachieving peers. Although numerous social opportunities exist on and off campus, the pressure to succeed prevents many students from enjoying them. Our very own Richard Kadison, chief of mental health at University Health Services, reports that 94 percent of College...