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Many struggle under this environmental pressure and some even succumb to it altogether, unable to handle life at the margins of other people’s performances, not strong enough to produce their own. More often, though, we adjust to these conditions in more subtle ways over time. When other self-centered playwrights act on us, we act back. It eventually becomes difficult to find a genuine source at the bottom of this insincere drama, though each of us originally intended to start out as one. In this upward spiral of self-consciousness, it is easy to lose awareness...
While it’s clear that most teams have been unable to stop Harvey, they can re-adjust their defenses to limit his opportunities. Against Princeton, Harvard was leading 30-23 at the half, and Harvey had 17 of those points. In the second half, he played almost the entire 20 minutes but only got six points and fewer open looks...
...easy to feel intimidated, even anxious (will my fillings set off the metal detector? Will the guards be unimpressed with my choice of reading material?), but it's amazing what you can adjust to in just a few days - and what routines become, well, routine. Since arriving here in Salt Lake City, I've acquainted myself with the intricacies of metal detectors, learned that no one cares what book I'm reading, and formulated a special dance step that helps me sail through the endless security screenings: Step, unzip coat, open coat, twirl, take off ski hat, move through...
...definitely stronger then they were last year,” Shewchuk said to the IIHF. “Their goalie played one heck of a game. You have to take your hat off to her. She does hit the ice quite early and we had to adjust ourselves to get the rebounds up high...
Harvard was able to adjust however, and bounced back from a dismal 19-point first-half performance to shoot a scintillating 56 percent from the field in the second half...