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...Much of white America is unfamiliar with the milieu of the black church. When clips from Wright's sermons began circulating, many whites heard divisive, angry, unpatriotic pronouncements on race, class and country. Many blacks, on the other hand, heard something more familiar: righteous anger about oppression and deliberate hyperbole in laying blame, which are common in sermons delivered in black churches every Sunday. The Rev. Terri Owens, dean of students at the University of Chicago Divinity School, says the black church tradition has its roots in the era of slavery, when African Americans held services under trees, far from...
...they intend to do it, and how much it will cost. Estimating the cost of living in rural China—or wherever research may lead—isn’t an easy task, as Kwong points out. Students juggling coursework and clubs—and especially those unfamiliar with grant applications—often seek a helping hand to guide them through the process. Unfortunately, help is not always easy to find. HELP! I NEED SOME MONEYHarvard has several resources for undergraduates seeking advice on the grant process, but none specifically targets thesis research. For general advice...
...Mary’s was the regatta’s decisive winner.Kovacs and senior crew Elyse Dolbec sailed to a fifth-place finish in the A division. Three of the four teams to finish ahead of them were from the Mid-Atlantic.The Crimson had to endure some unfamiliar conditions on the regatta’s second day.“We had a whole range of conditions,” Kovacs said. “We had medium breeze and light air on Saturday, and then pretty heavy winds, which we’re not too used to seeing...
...Bush tear down this wall” stood spray-painted only a few panels over from “Zionism = Nazism”) underlined the story I heard from the dean: local students, aspiring to education’s holy grail, were soon discouraged by the unfamiliar exams demanded by the application process—another high wall that blocked their escape route in education.I couldn’t help but feel sorry for these students, as it seems unlikely that Kaplan will open a branch in Ramallah anytime soon. While I expect that Harvard’s international admissions...
...Just like players, even coaches with ample experience often find themselves in unfamiliar environments and must adapt to new faces and a new culture...