Some educators, parents and students worry that if admissions are based purely on academic merit, selective universities will be dominated by whites and Asians and admit few blacks and Latinos, as a result of socioeconomic factors and an enduring test-score gap.
In "Give and Take," he cites a study that found that most people lose physical strength after enduring a test of will, like resisting chocolate-chip cookies when they are hungry.
Nevertheless, it has remained culturally significant in the genre, primarily enduring the test of time through word of mouth and through the help of pioneering Christian rock and metal broadcasters.
Figlio says that it's unlikely schools are simply offering treats on test days as a reward for enduring stressful testing.
The planes that soared at twice the speed of sound are hobbled in hangars at Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle Airports, or enduring safety testing.
The criteria included being able to withstand four inches of rain, enduring shock tests when "mounted in a vehicle," and when subject to "sudden acceleration, braking, or turning while transporting the units".
In his previous works Zhang emulated the mental fortitude that monks seek by enduring extreme physical tests.
Among the ancient Greeks, athletes preparing for physical contests (e.g., the Olympic Games) disciplined their bodies by abstaining from various normal pleasures and by enduring difficult physical tests.
Parsons and Malina accordingly devised a method in which they would fill the JATOs with the fuel in the early mornings shortly before the tests, enduring sleep deprivation to do so.
However, after enduring dozens of tests showing that the canisters safely withstood bonfire burning, forced overfills, and being shot with rifles, the N-Stor canister gained legal shipping status.
