Word: awe
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...also come to light that humans have far fewer genes than was previously thought. In fact, in spite of our sense of evolutionary preeminence and structural complexity, the human body only has twice as many genes as a common fruit fly. Not exactly awe-inspiring...
Those years were the pinnacle of Harvard hockey greatness. The Crimson inspired as much awe and respect in college hockey circles during the 1980's as Wisconsin, Minnesota and local rivals Boston College and Boston University...
...totally unexpected. For the past year, Macapagal-Arroyo has been quietly gathering a team of people and a collection of ideas for what to do if she took over the country. The new President said she accepted her job with "a sense of trepidation and a sense of awe." For her country's sake, one hopes she also has a sense of urgency...
Travel in Burma for long enough and you will eventually hear the name, often whispered with something approaching awe: Mongla. It sounds a bit like Shangri-la, and for some Burmese?who have lived under military rule since 1962?it is. "There are no soldiers there," marveled one Burmese friend. "There it is like," he struggled to find a word to describe a place without Burmese soldiers. "There it is like democracy...
...this is striking, that I have called Harvard my home. In the quiet reflections of this past semester, I have often been taken aback by this thought. After four years, I had forgotten the awe of that notion, one which affected me so deeply when I first arrived, that I could call this place my home. Certainly, Harvard is much more than an educational institution. It holds a significance for the entire world which is singular and awesome. And yet, for a few years, we all call...