Word: 18th
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...devoted champion, once calling Tiger the "chosen one." The close bond between the two--Tiger called him "an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend"--was unmistakable. After Tiger's Masters win in 1997--the first by a black player--he and his father embraced on the 18th green, a moment that became one of the most memorable in golf. Of his son, Earl said, "My greatest satisfaction is that he's a good person...
...Elegiac Sonnets” in the year 1784. While Smith did not get a movie deal with DreamWorks, she does share one characteristic with our own Kaavya Viswanathan ’08. Both are said to have “borrowed” from other writers. Back in the 18th-century this may have turned heads, but it was largely acceptable (although Smith herself was criticized). In our own day, however, Viswanathan has been pilloried for peppering her novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” with language and ideas...
...thrilled,” Lepore said. “I’m interested in how ideas of the past change—what we know and what we forget.” Her work, “New York Burning,” which studies an 18th-century slave rebellion in New York City, is part of that tradition, Lepore said.Reached in his office yesterday afternoon, Gordon expressed delight over his department’s Pulitzer laurels. “It’s all reflected glory for me,” Gordon said...
...sits over the plenary hall - from the viewing deck inside you can look down and see parliamentarians at work. Just behind the Reichstag, look carefully for the cobblestone line marking where the Wall once stood. Passing the Brandenburg Gate, you travel on Unter den Linden boulevard with its elegant 18th century buildings, which contrast sharply with the stark East bloc architecture of Alexanderplatz, the final stop. Cost: single ticket $2.55, full-day ticket $7.00. Journey time: about 30 min. Lisbon: Pick up the No. 28 tram at Largo da Graça, above the imposing São Jorge Castle...
...pretty confident with myself.”The championship lasted over the course of three days—Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.Like Papadakis, Bassi qualified to compete in two events: the 400-yard Individual Medley and her signature event, the butterfly.Bassi had competed in the NCAAs before, finishing 18th in the 200-yard butterfly her freshman year.“It doesn’t get easier,” Bassi said. “You know what to expect, but it’s still hard to mentally prepare for such a meet.”Bassi didn?...