Word: ages
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wasn't too long ago that Harvard-Yale game was a premiere social event at Harvard. The Game inspired school spirit and ignited an age old rivalry. Alumni who return to campus each year are drawn not only by this year's contest, but by the significance of what once...
...second reason for disenfranchisement: Democracy depends on the virtue of its citizens, and letting criminals vote would only encourage poor government. Such thinking, however, is contrary to America's tradition of expanding democratic participation. When the Constitution was written, propertied white men of more than 21 years of age were viewed as the only "safe" repositories for the vote...
This raises a major problem with writing about Eastern, particularly Indian thought in the Western world: how to resist the threat of being branded "New Age." India in particular has gone from being a societal punchline (insert Slurpee joke here) to the spiritually uplifting culture du jour: department stores are peddling the ritualistic body paint known as henna, Madonna's got everyone chanting shantih to a disco beat. In a culture based largely on rather mundane Christian morality and imagery, people made of thoughts, eagles born from copulating trees and spontaneously appearing mountains all have the opportunity to be exploited...
First built in 1945, before the age of TV advertising, the Citgo ad campaign was intended to dazzle the customer with its homage to the Las Vegas strip in seedy Kenmore Square. In 1979, however, an energy crisis loomed and the city had no choice but to demand that the Citgo Corporation pull the plug on the neon masterpiece. As it lay idle for the next four years, Kenmore Square residents frequently referred to the unlit metal structure as the "eyesore of the community." They saw the sign as "reminiscent of a time when Kenmore Square was sleazy and seedy...
...thanks to an institution which continues to be awfully good to me. Most people do not realize the advantages of living near one's college. Just to mention one priceless perk, the university allows me to buy a Harvard College Library card for $10 a year (the over-age-65 rate). I get to choose among millions of books for my own research and leisure interests. I could also discuss other agreeable benefits such as a long-standing association with an undergraduate House and use of the athletic facilities...