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...Part of me believes that Americans stand out in Europe because we look like we could pass a physical. Not that we choose to look the way we do—new fad diets sweep the States every six months, and countless women are anorexic or bulimic; we too strive to achieve these biologically unattractive standards of beauty. Let’s not forget, of course, our nation’s weary battle with obesity, the other extreme on the spectrum. But obesity, also a visual cue of infertility and unhealthiness, is hardly a worthy goal. The Western world prefers...
...still to gender stereotype and even seek friends who conform to those norms. "It's known as niche picking," says Kimberly Updegraff, a professor of family and human development at Arizona State University and the person who conducted the study. "By having a sibling who is one way, you strive to be different...
...groups, as long as one works for to them out of true interest, and not just because of those great expectations. And it seems that the notion of what one is supposed to do drives too many college students’ summer plans. Why else would so many undergraduates strive to spend their summer as investment bankers? Most would admit it is not for a love of finance. Rather, it is because being an investment banker fits the profile of what a Harvard student is expected to be: wealthy, prestigious, and hard-working. Of course, I may be guilty...
...ferocious bark and split-timed delivery, Rhymes has always been two-thirds of a great rapper. The missing ingredient--a single deep thought--has been elusive, although on his seventh album he at least gives it a shot. The lyrics ("See the facts that I'm trying to strive and capitalize/ And start to maxima-mize and bu-build and enter-terprise") are passable, but what lingers is energetic drop-bys from Stevie Wonder and the late Rick James (in a final cameo) and window-rattling production from...
...pieces of advice. First, get plenty of sleep and exercise. Second, demonstrate unselfish love of your fellows by putting yourself in their shoes. This is very difficult to do well and easy to do badly, but it is the key to being a kind person and good citizen. Strive to listen well—often it is tempting to assume people are exaggerating how they feel to get what they want, especially when their desires are in conflict with yours. Fight only for things you really care about and compromise when you can.Third, trust others, even when it means risking...