Word: arduousness
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...path to a degree in medicine proved arduous. The second of four sons in a fatherless family, Robert Good had to earn his own way through the Depression by raking leaves, shoveling snow and running a newspaper route. Impressed by Good's ambition and industry, a Minneapolis businessman helped pay his way through medical school at the University of Minnesota...
...arduous. It entailed the destruction, by Don Juan, of the young anthropologist's interpretation of the world; of what can, and cannot, be called "real." The Teachings describes the first steps in this process. They involved natural drugs. One was Lophophora williamsii, the peyote cactus, which, Don Juan promised, revealed an entity named Mescalito, a powerful teacher who "shows you the proper way of life." Another was Jimson weed, which Don Juan spoke of as an implacable female presence. The third was humito, "the little smoke"?a preparation of dust from Psilocybe mushrooms that had been dried and aged...
...Harvard wrestling coach John Lee can tell, the frustration is over. His struggling squad closed out its most arduous season last weekend by placing tenth in the Easterns. The team also finished sixth in the Ivy League and compiled an unimpressive 5-11 dual meet record...
...stay in shape for such arduous assignments, Sullivan carves time out of his schedule to swim and ice-skate near his home in Bethesda, Md. A trim 5 ft. 11 in., he watches his weight (Metrecal at his desk for lunch) and his appearance. Even in the thick of a crisis, his gray suits hold their shape and his loafers keep their high buff. Complains one subordinate with a tinge of envy, "This guy never even looks creased...
...become heroes; if they fan they are forgotten overnight. But at least they have done their very best. By the way, just who was LIOYC. Jordan's predecessor? In order to find out if it pays to belong to the College Daily we must read between the lines. Another arduous task...