Word: bonds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next day proved to be equally eventful. After playing tackle football in the morning, seven of us drove to a toga party sponsored by Todd and Brian's fraternity chapter at Penn State. The party featured live goldfish to swallow, and brothers passing around "Gold Bond," a powder which both guys and girls rub on their crotches to obtain a tingling feeling. (Unfortunately, refusing to try it, I can't verify the experience...
...period before it also brought about a more concrete appreciation of the love and the sacrifices of parenthood. It's no mystery that parents devote unbelievable amounts of energy to caring for their children and have a deep concern for them that is unlike any other human bond. These realities hit home a lot more, however, when one sees his or her friends and peers having children of their own. Perhaps we've all heard our parents and grandparents tell stories about feeding us, putting us to sleep, caring for us and waking up to our cries. Perhaps...
Smokers congregate in various secluded spots around campus, to strengthen their bond. A non-smoker may not realize why the smell around the Science Center entrance changes from that of rotting bugs to that of cigarette smoke every hour on the hour during the middle of a weekday, but the community of smokers knows from experience that it is simply the scent of their kind. They know this is a place to find a light or even a cigarette if they need one, a place to meet friends and smoke together. A group of first-year women gather...
...attitudes and policies at Harvard do more than just foster the smoker's bond: they affect the ways people interact with each other and perceive themselves. Burns remembers, "My freshman year, there were just two of us in my entryway, and we were known as 'the smokers' to everyone," Nabil I. Kassam '01 says. "On first impression, smokers are seen as rebels. Here, you can tell smokers are not welcome. People's initial reactions are what...
...There are thousands of people who need a bond marrow transplant to survive," Harley said. "IT can save someone's life...