Word: teaching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that guard the Bio Labs--they are doing it. And we know they are because they did it in Vietnam, when they told the President that the war could be won and then suggested that he use napalm to do it. Two Harvard men, one of them who may teach you about democracy and one of whom wants to be Secretary of State again, did that...
...Reading test, required of all new students. Skip all adjectives and adverbs. Look at the last few pages for a summary--the answers are cleverly cloaked there. The biggest lesson this test can teach you is how to make sure to read introductions and conclusions, no matter what. If you don't do well, you will be referred to the Bureau of Study Counsel reading comprehension course, which will cost you. But if you do poorly, you might do well to take the minicourse. If you think you just had a bad day, don't sweat and don't bother...
...Freshman seminar applications due. The trick to these is to play up your diversity on the forms without playing up yourself. The professors who teach the seminars are not easily impressed by high school types, and the more self-effacing on the application the better. And, if you don't get into one, don't let it shatter your self-esteem; chances are the decisions were made in haste or randomly. If you do get in, of course, brag a lot and feel smug that you've beat out all those other people you thought were your superiors this week...
During his stay at Harvard, Davies will be affiliated with both the Government Department and the Center for International Affairs. He will teach Government 127, "The Political Culture of a Small Democracy...
...bottom end of the junior tennis circuit is not a very nice place to spend your childhood. Who wants to hang around with lots of kids from California and Long Island who regularly whup you in front of Mom and Dad? The experience did, however, teach me a lot about who I often perform for and why it hurts so much to lose. And I got to see Jimmy Arias playing like the little brat he once was. You will probably see him heave his racquet someday too--but only in joy, after hitting a scorching passing shot for game...