Academia Akademisch / Academic Efeu / Ivy Hintergrund / Background Ivy League Kultur / Culture Liga / League
Though I have friends aplenty in academia, I don't operate within the academic system myself.
Merit should count more than academic background.
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.
The left controls academia, the culture, and the news media.
I've sort of escaped my background, as people often do, through art and culture.
I didn't go to Ivy League schools. I dropped out of college to go into movies.
In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.
One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.
Anybody with my background in the airline business who is not deaf is a fraud.