Word: turning
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...most painful aspect of making my way through Harvard was realizing that some things I considered integral parts of my identity were fated to turn into hobbies; that, as time progressed and possibilities were whittled away, not every bullet point on that college application was destined to become my life’s passion. I never planned on making jazz my life—I simply don’t have the love for the saxophone that turns eight hours of practice daily from a chore into a routine—but I never thought it would be relegated...
...freshmen, we were allowed to go out something like 21 times until 1:00 a.m. for the first semester,” Jean P. McNeal ’59 (originally Jean F. Pulis) said. “You may think that is terrible but you could turn it into a game. If you really didn’t like the guy, you could say you had to be home by 10 p.m.”Swope, who was an editor on the Advocate, remembers that the women on the publication were often prevented from voting on submissions because of Radcliffe?...
...report made clear that these changes were intended to increase the role of visual learning within the liberal arts curriculum, not turn Harvard into a trade school for future artists or actors. It also stressed visual literacy over practical skill, claiming that without “the twin arts of perception and discrimination” the educated man might be overly swayed by “photograph, the billboard, the cinema, the picture magazine, and now television...
...Marglin said his left-wing politics stemmed from his parents—moderate leftists in their own right.But not until a research trip to India in the mid 60s, did Marglin politicize his economics. Marglin said that his so-called radicalization was a gradual progression that lacked definite turning points.But in India, Marglin came as close as he ever would to such a moment.Teaching math-savvy Indian grad students basic macroeconomics, Marglin found his students nonplussed by the economic theory despite their deep understanding of the mathematics. That realization in India propelled Marglin towards a leftist economic career that would...
...money home to his family in Tskhinvali. He says that the region cannot continue the way it is. "There are no jobs except for construction-repair jobs, and those positions that are available are paid close to nothing," he says. "Young people leave South Ossetia as soon as they turn...