Word: awe
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...presumptuous to argue from the inside that others can make do elsewhere for a few years, but why shouldn't more people have the opportunity to choose to learn, if not live here. The unhappiness over forced commuting, though not mysterious, often seems to stem from the same unwarrented awe for things Crimson that afflicts a large proportion of on-campus residents. Students who missed a standard acceptance here by a hairsbreadth are no doubt capable of getting into other reputable institutions of higher education. An offer from Byerly Hall, especially a qualified one, should not be irresistible...
...members of the Western experience in China preceding Mao consume much of Chinabound, shedding light on the personalities and politics of those who communicated what they saw or thought they saw. He chronicles the Harvard Faculty and History department with equal enthusiasm. While he fails to mention the awe his colleagues surely felt toward him and his Herculean creation of East Asian history courses which would eventually multiply and spread. Fairbank exudes an almost boyish excitement when depicting the Harvard Faculty. The descriptions are intentionally amusing it indulgent...
...Earth. Shawn even provided, anonymously, promotional material for the dust jacket of the book. From that telltale bit of evidence, we learn that Shawn believes that this book "may someday be looked back upon as a crucial event in the history of human thought." An editor in such awe of what his author and protege has produced is likely to wield a very light pencil. And it shows...
...today, we've gone from six clubs with maybe 200 or 300 members to about 30 clubs right now and 3000 members." Conceding that they are still a very tiny minority at Harvard, the conservatives nonetheless endorse heartily the pop analysts who speak of them with awe. "It's amazing how many people we convince when we speak to them," says Salient Managing Editor Mark A. Sauter...
...offense took shape without its most powerful weapon, and when Fleming returned to his usual awe-inspiring form, he seemed to be attacking on his own--dangerous but ultimately containable...