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Word: trait (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...business leaders on which languages to teach (plans for Mandarin were dropped for lack of classroom space) and which skills and disciplines. "No. 1 was technology," she recalls. Even first-graders at Stanford begin to use PowerPoint and Internet tools. "Exposure to world cultures was also an important trait cited by the executives," says Kodama, so that instead of circling back to the Pilgrims and Indians every autumn, children at Stanford do social-studies units on Asia, Africa, Australia, Mexico and South America. Students actively apply the lessons in foreign language and culture by video-conferencing with sister schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

Sexiest physical trait: My lips...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoped! Sotonye E. Imadojemu ’08 | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...totally kidding). Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: Those nuns were pregnant when I got here! Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Dad, this is making me uncomfortable. Favorite childhood toy: Soccer ball, my father’s firearms. Sexiest physical trait: My RAZR, the soaring eagle tattoo across my chest. Favorite part about Harvard: Clifton Dawson. Describe yourself in three words: Scholar, lover, UC vice-presidential candidate. In 15 minutes you are: Trying to make friends. In 15 years you are: Buying friends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: scoped! | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

ELEPHANTS U.S. zoologists said last week that a study using mirrors shows elephants are self-aware--a trait previously proved only in primates and dolphins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brainy Beasts | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...Eyyyy... Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I don’t lie. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: When I run, my ears catch the wind and get cold. That is uncomfortable. Favorite childhood toy: Cords. Yes, cords. Sexiest physical trait: My biceps/thigh circumference ratio. Favorite part about Harvard: The fencing team (of course). Describe yourself in three words: Lost in translation. In 15 minutes you are: Eating dinner. In 15 years you are: Nowhere to be seen or eating dinner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: scoped! | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

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