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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Adams takes his responsibilities as team captain seriously. He refuses to speak of his own accomplishments and instead lavishes praise upon his teammates. He has worked hard to make these younger members an integral part of the team...
Adams' work ethic has made a lasting impression upon his teammates. Last season, doubts arose concerning the Crimson's ability to focus on the opponent and close out games, but Adams has set an example for his teammates with his concentration and determination...
...based upon trying to be a detective when you're reading the book, but trying to really understand what you're reading," says Anand Acharya '99, who is taking the course this semester. "It's like using a whole new part of your brain that hasn't gotten any use at Harvard...
Profiteers are sometimes inclined to invoke expost facto rationalizations for their selfish accumulation of inordinate wealth. They occasionally emphasize their desire to re-imagine selfishly procured wealth, upon their retirement, as wealth selflessly donated to charity. This ends-justify-the-means rationale is both a moral fiasco and a logical pretzelism. It feebly attempts to justify the convenient self-interestedness of a socially irresponsible "career" by miraculously spawning an altruistic intention to "direct funds toward" the world's betterment, after the fact. Why spend life canceling oneself out? Why imbue some corpulent, guilt-ridden check with the vicarious virtue that...
Yale will try to keep its hopes for a title alive Saturday when it goes up against Cornell in New Haven. The Elis, in the identical position of the Bears, will call upon Walland to try to take this crucial contest...