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...past that seem relevant to contemporary conflicts; it is strongly hinted that this is an example of the shortcomings of a report that “seems written too much in the shadow of 9/11.” What a blow! As a matter of fact, I have taught a version of this course since 1981; the focus and content have been revised over the years, as new materials and perspectives were incorporated. Narrow it is not: It deals with northeastern Europe as much as with the Near East, as anyone acquainted with the history of the Crusades might have...
...said Kornberg, who eventually took both Chemistry 20—which is still offered at Harvard today—and the Chemistry 11/12 series. “Kornberg had an off-scale intellectual curiosity,” said Nobel Laureate and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Elias J. Corey, who taught Kornberg during his sophomore year. “I remember first noticing the way his eyes would light up in a lecture.” According to Corey, Kornberg was at the very top of his high-powered chemistry class, earning one of only two or three...
...used sports as a way to gain confidence and socialize with friends and to manage school work,” he said. “I think that taught me a lot of life lessons like courage, perseverance, and overcoming obstacles...
...behind the great marching rows of young men chanting and flagellating themselves on Ashura, a Shi'ite mourning ritual. On these occasions, there were crowds, bright lights, and delicious things to eat; outside of these occasions, there was basically no fun permitted in public. In school, your teacher taught you to pray, you were forced to fast, and as the years passed, veiled women became the only reality you had ever known. At the same time, however, your family had a satellite TV dish, and you watched music videos and films from the West. You followed trends and learned that...
...from 1600 to 2400), and so has the hysteria over the test. While the SAT was once thought to be an objective way of comparing the reasoning of a be-blazered Exeter student to a cow-wrangling intellectual, everyone knows now that “the test can be taught.” Aside from legacy favoring and massive donations, the rich now have another highway to Harvard—boutique SAT tutors...