Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their lack of inspiration and wisdom helped form our willingness to destroy their university, for it began to appear to us that scholarship itself yields ignorance. Without discussion and as if without choice, I, at least, broke with my scientific calling. There was no reason to the reading, no purpose to the concentration requirements, no joy in a well-written blue book or even a good grade. The rejection came all the more easily in the obnoxious prep-school atmosphere of Harvard in those days, from the sherries, proctors and parietal halls to the ceat and tie dinners...
Students at Harvard are divided on the wisdom of pre-medical reform efforts. Many students, particularly those who voluntarily major in scientific fields, say they enjoy the research-oriented nature of pre-medical courses. "I've liked the approach they took that you weren't just being prepared for the MCATS or medical school. They [pre-medical courses] were real science courses," says Elaine T. Anderson '84. "I think almost everything you're doing in your pre-med courses will pop up again in your first year of med school," says Lenny Ganz '84. Both Anderson and Ganz majored...
...common wisdom among theater watchers is that Rauch leans toward the first, appealing side of Howard's paradox, while Warner is more likely to shock and horrify Warner embraces and encourages this interpretation. "Theater is change, it's revolution," he says. "It should frighten people, change them so they don't know what to expect." His shows have sometimes drawn flak from offended critics for their heavy emphasis on sex, particularly bisexuality and androgyny--which he calls "crucial" for breaking down preconceptions, citing David Bowie as an artistic hero and model. The "Paul aesthetic" also includes mylar--greatly in evidence...
...casual and then unconventional method of simply spreading a dozen or more books in front of me, saying. "Take them along, read any that interest you and ignore the rest. "From Francis learned to love oddities like Tristram Shandy's My Uncle Toby and to enjoy the wit and wisdom of Henry Fowler's Modern English Usage...
Such an alliance, however, could be effective only if Mondale were first stopped in California and New Jersey. While the conventional wisdom once rated Hart the likely winner in California and Mondale a breeze in New Jersey, veteran pols now consider each state close. The picture in detail...