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What isn't discussed, however, is the downward pressure on grades exerted by grade-inflation paranoia. "The B+ is kind of caught between the crossfire of this," Lump says. "It's used in response to upward grade inflation, and it's also used in grade deflation. You're trying to...
According to Kunde, "A B+ says, 'You tried, but it wasn't good enough," whereas if you got a C it means you just blew it off. When you blow it off, somehow you're less responsible [for your grade]," she explains. "If you don't even try, it's...
The idea of folk-pop eclecticism is brought to delicious fruition in the new release from the playful Toronto band Moxy Fruvous. Make no mistake, Bargainville is a true bargain Whereas Danny Peck uses many different styles and instruments to produce a weak sound, Moxy Fruvous gets a tremendously impressive...
Nation of Islam women are expected to emphasize housework and child rearing and to dress "modestly." (Whereas they must be covered even in August, pants are sometimes permitted.) When religious services are crowded, it is not unknown for women to be asked to give up seats to men and listen...
The desire to keep opera at a certain cultural level in society seems to be one cause of this sanitization. Richard Gere takes Julia Roberts to see La Traviata in "Pretty Woman"; the scene is interpreted as her first taste of this high cultural art form. Who cares that the...