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...things children have to do while they're growing up is to find out what kind of people they are. Am I smart or dull? Pretty or plain? Strong or weak? They find out the answers by comparing themselves to their peers. And they put this knowledge to good use. They find out what they're good at and concentrate on that, and give up competing in contests they are sure to lose. They try out for leadership, for example, by finding out whether other kids are willing to follow them. Research has shown that boys who are taller than...
...started to point out items of interest to the gentleman next to me when we heard a terrible crash - a sound no one ever wants to hear while flying - and then the engines wound down to a screeching halt. Ten seconds later, there was a strong smell of jet fuel. I knew we would be landing and thought the pilot would take us down no doubt to Newark Airport. As we began to turn south I noticed the pilot lining up on the river, still - I thought - en route for Newark...
...first ferry boat pulled its bow up to the tip of the wing, and the first mate lowered the Jacob's ladder down to us. We got a couple people up the ladder to safety, but the current was strong pushing the stern of the boat into the inflatable slide and we were afraid it would puncture it; there must have been 25 passengers in it by now. Only two or three were able to board the first ferry before it moved away...
...Brown, 20-7, earlier in the day, the Crimson was guaranteed a share of the Ivy title. But the Crimson did not stop there, achieving its final victory against No. 6 Penn, 15-12, and clinching the top spot in the Ancient Eight. “We came off strong,” head coach Peter Brand said. “The Ivy League Championship was ours all along. It was a real team effort.” “[We are] really, really happy,” co-captain Emily Cross added. “Everyone fenced great...
...they want to be sure gets into the jar, or what they will use as a marker of success, they have thought hard. Some responses come to mind: I want to feel like I fit in personally and have one or two really good friends; I want to make strong progress in identifying a concentration; I want to interview my grandmother, whose health is failing, in order to begin to write a memoir. These responses have given the students a personal compass and a chance to look back at the end of the year with—more often than...