Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stretch of the imagination can one say that four years at Harvard will leave us with the wisdom of a life time. Still, it is true that--if Harvard deserves its celebrated reputation--a graduating senior will leave these walls with a greatly expanded intellect and world-view. In fact, any fly on the wall of a typical Core section cannot help but observe that seniors and juniors seem to be getting the point in a way that the first-years...
...been there fewer than three years; according to conventional business wisdom, it takes five years for a small business to establish itself and make regular profits. Harvard is not giving Reis and the other vendors a chance...
Just the idea that HIV can be treated in its early stages is surprising, given what was, until quite recently, conventional wisdom about AIDS. For years scientists portrayed HIV as a shadowy saboteur that invaded the body and then immediately went into hiding, staying dormant for a decade or more. Indeed, the first stage of infection seemed so quiet that some people questioned whether HIV was truly the cause of AIDS...
...agree with Rudenstine's belief that diversity itself produces valuable results. "Such diversity is not an end in itself, or a pleasant but dispensable accessory. It is the substance from which much human learning, understanding, and wisdom derive," the report says. Having a diverse group of students on campus, thrown together by extracurricular activities or other events of their own choice, can indeed foster wisdom in the best of cases...
...programs they find objectionable. Clinton, who hawked the technology during his State of the Union address, calls the chip a tool for "parents who want to take more responsibility for their children's upbringing." Prominent Republicans have given the chip a lukewarm response, favoring the concept, but questioning the wisdom of forcing manufacturers to make and install the chip...