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...educational program just to acquaint them with what the choices are," Giroux says...
...equip his flock psychologically for the battles to come, Koresh reportedly played and replayed videos of his favorite movies about the Vietnam War: Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Hamburger Hill. His followers prepared themselves physically with weight training, military-style drills and obstacle-course runs. To acquaint them with the experience of famine, their vegetarian diet was strictly rationed. Daily life was a harsh mix of work and Bible study. Men labored at construction around the compound, while modestly dressed women did household chores and schooled the children, who were rarely taken off the grounds. Television was forbidden, and children...
Leimbach's use of minutiae, such as descriptions of people to acquaint the reader with their personalities, is an effective literary device. Ginny's character is filled with details that reek of adolescence. She is savvy, outgoing , pessimistic and in love. One wonders if Leimbach's years at Harvard have not permeated her creation of this character: Ginny is the ultimate Harvard Square yuppie, dressed either in a motorcycle jacket or her bohemian attire...
...find swastikas on their bathroom walls agree? Have Counter and Reid met Brigid Kerrigan '92 or did they refuse to be "dragged in" to that controversy as well? If Counter and Reid sincerely believe that there are no race problems at Harvard, then I would suggest they finally acquaint themselves with Dean Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle and her extensive files...
...highlight of the afternoon session was a mock interview, designed to acquaint lawyers with the potential difficulties of interviewing Haitian clients...