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...something his parents or his father forced on him. We both got sent to Dean Rusk School, a lower-income-housing school in Atlanta. And when he was there, he was always talking about how he loved working with the kids. He really loved it." He seemed to thrive on social work. Wearing oversize tennis shoes that made his feet seem gigantic, Ennis would cheerfully come to work at the Covenant Shelter, a way station for drug abusers, even though he was sometimes razzed by residents. ("Where's your daddy? Go see your daddy.") He laughed...
...Harvard milieu' may just not sustain an honor code on any terms. The self-reliance and self-interest of the Harvard student might smother an honor code before it had a chance to grow and thrive...
This is not to say that we can only find true joy in the simple, unambitious life. To do so would be trite and false. There are those among us who genuinely thrive on success, are only truly happy when reaching a new goal, and can take it in stride when they fail...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Products and services thrive in competitive environments; why not introduce competition into education [through school-choice legislation...
Much of the success of This Town came from a talented cast, which could thrive in a difficult medium. While the whole cast was strong, a few were especially worthy of note. Harvard alum Jon Matthews '84 played a slyly naive New York journalist, with a humor and style that is often believable, though sometimes overdone. John Randolph, of Prizzi's Honor fame, brilliantly portrayed an "authentic," folksy political fossil who "holds court" with wry witticisms and hackneyed observations. Finally, Richard Kind of TV's Spin City and Samantha Bennett colorfully reflected the vanity, insecurity and ambition that consume...