Farmer'sMuseum10/27/12ThisisaboutmytriptotheFarmer'smuseumIhadaguidewhomseemedtohaveworkedthereforacoupleyearsbecausehedidn’tstutterandwasexplainingalltheartifactsquitefluently. Onethingparticularlythatcaughtmyinterestwasthewheels.Mytourguideexplainedthattheonewhofoundedthistown–Mr.Cooper–wasawheelmaker.Mr.Coopermadewheelsthathadtobeextremelysturdyandcouldlastthroughlongtrailsandgooverrock...[
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Stress 10/14/12 Stressthisweekhasbeenaffectingmegreatly.Withsomuchhomeworkoneveryday,Iwasabouttocollapse.Thethingis,ifItrytocomplaintomemymomabouthowhardthisweekhasbeenandwillbe,mymomisonlygoingtosay,“Well,youbettergetusedtoit'causeit'sonlygonnagetworseincollege.YouhavetolearnhowtomanageyourtimesothatyoucanquicklyfinishyouhomeworkANDplay.”It'sreallynotthateasyforme.Ihadtwotests...[
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Toothache(part2) 10/6/12 Toothachesareanunbearablenuisance.Whointherightmindwouldwanttohaveathrobbingpaininthemouth,aninabilitytoeatproperly,andnotbeingabletoclosetheirmouthwithoutbitingonthetoothmakingitevenmorepainful.ThoughImightbeexaggeratingJUSTalittle,toothachesareawretchedthing. I'vehadexperienceswithtoothachesmanytimesthoughnotfromcavities,butfromlooseteethandnervesbeingexpo...[
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Toothache (Part
1) 9/29/12
Toothachesarean
unbearablenuisance.Whointherightmindwouldwanttohavea
throbbingpaininthemouth,aninabilitytoeatproperly,andnot
beingabletoclosetheirmouthwithoutbitingonthetoothmakingit
evenmorepainful.ThoughImightbeexaggeratingJUSTalittle,
toothachesareawretchedthing.
I'vehadexperienceswith
toothachesmanytimesthoughnotfromcavities,butfromloosete...[
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美国的贫富分化,已经成为媒体的热点。而这种分化还在继续发展。众所周知,教育是社会公平的基础。但美国教育的两极分化程度,也许比目前的贫富分化更令人震惊。 看看去年的《新闻周刊》就知道,4月份一期的封面故事是“辍学之国”,副标题写道:“30%的美国高中生将在毕业前辍学!”9月份高等教育未来委员会提出的报告也指出:由于基础教育的失败,美国40%的[
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1.Whereasothersocietieslooktothepastforguidance,wecastournetsforward。
2.Itisthebeliefinabrighterfuturethatgivesusoptimism。
3.Thejoboftheparentsistogivethechildreneveryopportunitywhiletheyaregrowingupandthengetoutoftheirway。
4.Whenhalfthepopulationgoestocollege,onecannotexpectthecollegestomaintainthesamestandardsasincountrieswhereonlytheeliteattend。
5.Justasnot...[
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http://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/report.cfm?select_control=PUB&year_of_study=2011
http://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/report.cfm?select_control=PRI&year_of_study=2011
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ThefollowingorganizationsofferAcademicTalentSearchprograms:
JohnHopkinsCenterforTalentedYouth(CTY)
NorthwesternUniversityMidwestAcademicTalentSearch–NUMATS
DukeTalentIdentificationProgram(TIP)CenterforBrightKids&WesternAcademicTalentSearch(WATS)
CarnegieMellonInstituteforTalentedElementary&SecondaryStudents(C-MITES)WashingtonSearchforYoungScholarsUC-IrvineCenterforEducat...[
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所以下面是普林斯顿评论光荣榜根据给现金补助(GRANTS)为最好的前十名美国大学名单:
1。BowdoinCollege
2。CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology
3。ClaremontMcKennaCollege
4。HarvardCollege
5。LakeForestCollege
6。PrincetonUniversity
7。StanfordUniversity
8。SwarthmoreCollege
9。ThomasAquinasCollege
10。WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis
不过以上的排名也仅供参考而已!
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