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...this quote, and its plush context, that kept me from my tutorial work. From the depths of my wonderful chair I had looked up to read that, “A good name is rather to be chosen/than great riches/and loving favour/rather than silver and gold.” The quote’s cliché, I thought, and worse, it’s repetitious...
...quote on the mantel just didn’t seem to fit such a context. I was first struck with the tension John Harvard himself presented. Why was he on top of this quote? John Harvard as a beneficiary, as a mascot of sorts, sure, but who thinks of him as a role model? Had he ever chosen a good name over great riches, or love over wealth? His one claim to fame—mysterious, nondescript historical figure that he is—seems to be that he accumulated wealth over his lifetime and decided to donate a large...
Presenting her life in the context of the major historical events of the twentieth century, Lerner recounted a story of moral courage and a commitment to social change. Excerpts of her selected experiences stressed the importance of having the courage to live according to one’s convictions, especially in the face of hardship, hopelessness and brutality...
...criticizing Sen. Wellstone’s supporters for politicizing his memorial service, the Staff blatantly overlooks the greater context of this tragedy. Wellstone was one of the last remaining deeply principled, truly liberal members of the Senate who was dedicated to the plight of working-class individuals...
Using the words of a miniscule sample of athletes as the crux of arguments against a larger population is egregiously misleading. Regardless of the accuracy of these statements, the idea that the words of a few individuals, taken out of context, properly portray Harvard’s athletes shows a lack of integrity. The blatant disdain Smith and his ilk have shown for “under-qualified athletic recruits” is the source of embittered statements by individual athletes, which don’t portray the sentiment of Harvard’s athletes at large...