Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of great distress.
~ Milan Kundera
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Daily Archives: October 20, 2024
Campus Map
Concordia University
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The most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the, benevolence of mankind does most good or harm.
~ Walter Bagehot
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Campus Life at the
Colorado College
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What the really great artists do is they’re entirely themselves.
~ David Foster Wallace
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Kamala Harris’s words seem focus-grouped to please every imaginable constituency. The trouble is, at exactly the moment when communications staffers are satisfied they have pleased everybody, they have in fact left everybody frightened that the candidate is confused and hesitant. Strong leaders get in front of public opinion. Strong leaders make choices and accept consequences.
~ David Frum via The Atlantic
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Learning Object
Via @ibm
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Kamala Harris was born
on this day in 1964
Kamala Harris – the 49th and current vice president of the United States – was born on this day – October 20, 1964 – in Oakland, California. She holds a BA from Howard University and JD from the University of California College of the Law.
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Campus Life at the
University of Cincinnati
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If the United States is in the middle of a new American revolution, months and probably years will pass before its effects or causes are fully discerned. Even when structures are unstable and existing institutions lack legitimacy, “old regimes” never fall apart neatly and completely—they have to be taken apart piece by piece.
~ Rebecca L. Spang via The Atlantic
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