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Numerous studies have found a strong correlation between high corruption and lower economic growth, as corruption creates an invisible tax on all economic activity. It hurts trade, investment, the effectiveness of government expenditure, and, critically for developing countries, the prospects of innovation. This problem is very salient in India today; the 2009 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ranks India as a dismal 84th, a distressing result for the world’s second-fastest growing economy...
...aspirations as a jazz musician, which preceded his interest in poetry, continue to have a strong influence on his verse. For Paterson, poetry is first and foremost a transcription of music—“sing me that old silent song,” he writes. His ear for music is evident in the formal construction of his poems, in which he often employs straightforward rhyme schemes. His poem “The Swing,” for instance, strictly follows the ballad form. He writes, “the bright sweep of its radar...
Indeed, the second period was rock-solid as the Crimson matched the Hawks, scoring three goals apiece. Co-captain Kristina Bergquist and sophomore attack Monica Zdrojewski each chipped in a goal, and junior attack Patricia Smith scored on a breakaway in the strong offensive effort...
...despite the disappointing loss, Harvard too managed to put up strong numbers...
...Harvard hopes to make it to the competition as well, the team must claim one of two at-large bids, which, according to Farrar, the Crimson has a very strong case...