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2、aimedathumanitiesmajors.whatpracticalvaluecosicallyaimedathumanitiesmajors.whatpracticalvaluecouldtherepossiblybeinstudyingliteratureorartorphilosuldtherepossiblybeinstudyingliteratureorartorphilosophy?soyoumustbewonderingwhyimbotheringtoraiseithophy?soyoumustbewonderingwhyimbotheringtoraiseithere,a
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4、传统地面向人文科学的专业所提出的问题、学习文学、艺术或哲学能有什科学的专业所提出的问题、学习文学、艺术或哲学能有什么实效价值么实效价值(practicalvalue)?(practicalvalue)?你肯定纳闷,我为什么在以你肯定纳闷,我为什么在以科技堡垒而闻名的斯坦福提出这个问题呢科技堡垒而闻名的斯坦福提出这个问题呢? ?大学学位给人带大学学位给人带来众多机会,这还有什么需要质疑的吗来众多机会,这还有什么需要质疑的吗? ?butthatsnotthequestionimasking.by”do”idontmbutthatsnotthequestionimasking.by”do”idont
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8、我提出的问题。这里的但那不是我提出的问题。这里的“做做(do)”(do)”并不是指并不是指工作,工作, “那那(that)”(that)”并不是指你的专业。我们不仅仅是我们并不是指你的专业。我们不仅仅是我们的工作,教育的全部也不仅仅是一门主修专业。教育也不的工作,教育的全部也不仅仅是一门主修专业。教育也不仅仅是上大学,甚至也不仅是从幼儿园到研究生院的正规仅仅是上大学,甚至也不仅是从幼儿园到研究生院的正规学校教育。我说的学校教育。我说的“你要做什么你要做什么”的意思是你要过什么样的意思是你要过什么样的生活。我所说的的生活。我所说的“那那”指的是你得到的正规或非正规的指的是你得到的正规或非正规的任
9、何训练,那些把你送到这里来的东西,你在学校的剩余任何训练,那些把你送到这里来的东西,你在学校的剩余时间里将要做的任何事。时间里将要做的任何事。weshouldstartbytalkingabouthowyoudid,infact,gethere.weshouldstartbytalkingabouthowyoudid,infact,gethere.我们不妨先来讨论你是如何考入斯坦福的吧。我们不妨先来讨论你是如何考入斯坦福的吧。yougotherebygettingverygoodatacertainsetofskills.yoyougotherebygettingverygoodatacert
10、ainsetofskills.yourparentspushedyoutoexcelfromthetimeyouwereveryyounurparentspushedyoutoexcelfromthetimeyouwereveryyoung.theysentyoutogoodschools,wheretheencouragementofyg.theysentyoutogoodschools,wheretheencouragementofy精品文档2016 全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 独家原创 3 / 10ourteachersandtheexampleofyourpeershel
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12、tivatedwithparticulberofspecificintereststhatyoucultivatedwithparticularvigor.youdidextracurricularactivities,wenttoafterarvigor.youdidextracurricularactivities,wenttoafterschoolprograms,tookprivatelessons.youspentsummersdoschoolprograms,tookprivatelessons.youspentsummersdoingadvancedcoursesatalocal
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15、个暑假在本地大充满热情地培养了一些特殊兴趣。你用几个暑假在本地大学里预习大学课程,或参加专门技能的夏令营或训练营。学里预习大学课程,或参加专门技能的夏令营或训练营。你学习刻苦、精力集中、全力以赴。所以,你在数学、钢你学习刻苦、精力集中、全力以赴。所以,你在数学、钢琴、曲棍球等众多方面都很出色。琴、曲棍球等众多方面都很出色。nowtheresnothingwrongwithmasteringskills,withwantnowtheresnothingwrongwithmasteringskills,withwantingtodoyourbestandtobethebest.whatswrongiswhattheingtodoyourbestandtobethebest.whatswrongiswhatthe精品文档2016 全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 独家原创 4 / 10systemleavesout:whichistosay,everythingelse.idontsystemleavesout:whichistosay,everythingelse.idontmeanthatbychoosingtoexcelinmath,say,youarefailingtomeanthatbychoosing