Word: behavior
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...pronged utensil was used to convey family wealth and extravagance. Other items showed the abandoned Harvard custom wherein younger students served upperclassmen their meals on a twice-daily basis. The exhibit’s final theme, “Rule (Breaking) and Religion,” established unapproved behavior as a long-standing temptation for Harvard undergraduates. Gold buttons and pewter jewelry, dug from the dirt between Matthews and Grays, showed that Harvard students were more than willing to break the College’s Puritan “modesty” laws for the sake of good fashion. Alcohol...
...agree to an agenda that would have effectively gutted the New Deal. Hoover's defenders, meanwhile, saw him as a "man on the verge of victory," notes biographer Richard Norton Smith, "who had arrested the downward spiral only to see it slip out of control through the irresponsible behavior of his successor...
...rose to fame at Apple. In his new book, Kawasaki takes the role of mentor and big brother to those in start-up mode or even restart mode. At times he sounds like an irreverent Silicon Valley Emily Post; his highly readable book is an encyclopedia of proper behavior for entrepreneurs. The author eagerly teaches readers "how to suck up to a blogger," "kick butt on a panel" and determine if the boss is a jerk...
...little awkward when we first sniffed each other out, but before long, Billy was stuck in my head —and even jumping into my bed. He was such a stud; And, with the exception of the occasional accident, Billy was nearly always on his best behavior. As sometimes happens, he was a little hairy for my taste, but he made the perfect cuddle buddy. I guess you could say it was a classic case of puppy love...
...schools of public health must train their professional students in five public health disciplines: biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, health and social behavior, and health services administration. At Harvard, students have traditionally been required to satisfy the core requirements by taking introductory lecture courses during the fall semester...