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...only way to get a real idea of Simons’ talent, without pawing through his high school records, is to see him with a buzzer in his hand—or to listen to others who have...
...value progress and achievement in math far more than we do in the United States. Requiring that students merely perform just well enough to make the grade provides little motive to excel. In America, it seems, this paradigm holds true. The study suggests that while many girls have exceptional talent in math—the ability to become recognized math researchers, scientists, and engineers—they are rarely encouraged or applauded in the United States. Indicative of this American apathy toward math is the demographic evidence—the study’s data shows that girls...
...intent, and sometimes they trip each other. Wilson was strong enough to win a war but too stubborn to save the peace. Herbert Hoover was "the Great Humanitarian" who saved Belgium from starvation; under the right circumstances, he could have been a great President. But his temperament undermined his talent; he never understood that politics was more art than engineering. He later recalled that after growing up in Iowa as a Quaker orphan, he was 10 years old before he realized he could do something for the sheer joy of it without offending God. "Now that's a lesson from...
...voice cast heavy on Latino talent has helped make the movie a particular hit with Hispanics. George Lopez plays Papi, a Chihuahua next door with a crush on Chloe; Andy Garcia is Delgado, a German shepherd with a shadowy past; and Edward James Olmos, Paul Rodriguez, Placido Domingo, Luis Guzman and Cheech Marin voice other key roles...
...back on the same page,” Harvard coach Erik Farrar said. “We need to get back in sync and start doing what we do best, not [straying from] the plan.”Farrar’s concern stems from a disparity between individual talent on the Crimson roster and team play in the pool. While many have performed well, logging high save totals and solid offensive efforts, Harvard has just been unable to hold it together for four quarters. This tendency proved particularly painful against the Gaels, as the Crimson watched a fourth-quarter...