Word: validators
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...Rosa Parks?” Yes, we do indeed hear all about Rosa Parks when we learn about black history. I’ll even give you Harriet Tubman—enough of us learned about her in elementary school that I can concede that she too offers a valid example of the presence of black women in mainstream black history. But Parks and Tubman are merely exceptions to the rule. Apart from these two, can anyone honestly say that we hear about black women who have contributed in one way or another to the history of black people...
...France?but Li's exile may prove short-lived. In 2004 Li applied for permanent residency in the U.S., but her first attempt was denied on the grounds that she had not sufficiently distinguished herself in her field of endeavor to earn a green card. (She still has a valid temporary visa.) Li is reapplying, but she knows the odds for a writer could be long. To earn residency, she explains, "You need to prove that you're extraordinary. But it's hard to prove that you're an extraordinary artist!" For Yiyun Li, the proof is on the page...
...feeling that the press corps was upset because, to some extent, it was about them - they didn't like the idea that we called the Corpus Christi Caller-Times instead of The New York Times. But it strikes me that the Corpus Christi Caller-Times is just as valid a news outlet as The New York Times is, especially for covering a major story in south Texas...
Obviously, Hayes isn't sure exactly how ACT is working in all those cases, but he believes it has something to do with learning to see our struggles-even seizures-as integral and valid parts of our lives. Recently, a San Francisco patient in ACT therapy e-mailed a plea for help to Hayes. "Just HOW I do that (live a valued, meaningful life) in the midst of disabling and oppressive private experience (anxiety, depression, lack of energy, inertia) is not clear to me. Does one just say the hell with it I will CHOOSE to live, to get into...
...have an alumni e-mail address, which many schools don’t give out,” he says. “They have to know about Facebook. And finally, the student has to have their profile accessible to alumni.”Many students appreciated the warning, valid or not, if they didn’t know about it already. “It reinforced impressions they were beginning to figure out themselves,” says Wright-Swadel. He argues that it is not apathy that is responsible for the problem, but instead a lack of awareness...