Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Most musical, most melancholy,/ Thee, chantress of the woods among,/ I woo to hear thy even song." Saffer's song floated through incredible trills and arpeggios which spanned several octaves without the slightest hint of effort. The choir, though little utilized in Handel's score, contributed a flawless, rich background for the soloists in music which also reminded one strongly of certain choruses of Messiah...
...think people who know about the situation deserve to voice their opinions," he says. "[But] I think a lot of people trying to get involved, be it organizations or media, shouldn't jump in without a background...
...them voluntarily, based on his or her interests or the class's popularity. Students take Ec 10 because they have an interest in economics and want to explore that interest before committing to a concentration. Likewise with other classes: students take Justice or First Nights because they have no background in moral philosophy or classical opera, but want to learn about them...
Many Harvard students come from a background of varied interests. But Kelly C. Seary '01 has perhaps a more unique hobby: roadkill taxidermy...
...color but also to be supportive and understanding of the pressures and pleasures of those (whether we know them or not) who choose to remain sexually undefined. To ignore the latter group is to ignore many immensely important concerns such as the correlation of socio-economic privilege and racial background. It is undoubtedly harder to come out when you do not have a trust fund in your name. People have stronger ties in different cultures and communities that are traditionally harder to break with in the name of individualism--not to mention the basic fact that many simply...