Word: adamancy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Wright does tend sometimes to toss over his shoulder the wealth of material he sees. In "Old Bud," he writes, "His unbelievable Adam's apple purpled and honed like the burl on the root of a white oak, and he sang his God Damns in despair." Now you see it, now you' don't--the white oak disappears, and the central character. Old Bud, who does has the potential to run wild and become larger than the poem, twists into another image. In cases like these, the prose poem proves even more confining for Wright than the traditional form; everything...
...remaining singles competition on Saturday second-seeded senior Captain Adam Beren crushed Penn's Rich Schafer, 6-1, 6-1, while the Crimson's third-ranked senior Alex Seaver ran past Dave Friedman, also giving up only one game each set. In addition, fifth-seeded Rob Wheeler and sixth-seeded Rob Loud enjoyed effortless straight-set victories over Steve Hazen and Adam Deakin, respectively...
Harvard's second-seeded netman, Adam Beren, easily controlled senior Jim Rubin's highly refined topspin. For most of the match, Beren placed the ball wherever he wanted, and he rolled to an easy 6-2, 6-2 victory...
...really important that the people in the community realize that we are playing against professionals. Tennis is not a gentleman's sport anymore. It's out of the country clubs and onto the streets. It's a multi-million dollar game. The core of the team--[senior Captain Adam] Beren. [junior Warren] Groomsman. Sands and me--knows what it takes to be a great, and we try to adopt to this mentality of toughness and extreme competitiveness...We don't feel that officials stand up for us so we have to stand up for ourselves...
...general mood on both track teams is enthusiastic. Cross-country captain Adam Dixon, one of the members of the selection committee, commented. "It's important to have someone who is acquainted with being a student and an athlete here at Harvard. In addition, he knows a lot about the sport and we're all very fond...