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...enough—give me more identities,” said Ugresic, whose collection of essays “Nobody’s Home” was recently translated into English. Svetlana Boym, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures and comparative literature, introduced Ugresicc as a brave female journalist, writer, and intellectual who, “through humor, through playful writing, offers critical commentary on Croatian nationalism.” In 1991, the dismal conditions of war-torn Yugoslavia motivated Ugresic, a native of that country,c to write critical pieces on the futility and criminality...
...Many seem quick to offer a similar assessment of the brave new world facing Harvard’s would-be i-bankers. Carl Fox’s moralizing view of Wall Street life as inherently dishonest is closely paralleled by commentators who, for years, have bemoaned the culture of “selling out” that leads so many Harvard students into “morally bankrupt” finance careers instead of productive labor. This approach sees a sort of poetic justice in the collapse of financial titans, as those who spurned substantive work for filthy lucre reap...
...Answer: "Nobody understands fire better than America's brave firefighters, which is why I'm so proud to say that the heroes who make up the National Firefighters Association took one look at my 11-point plan for comprehensive national health-care reform and strongly endorsed me as the only candidate in this race who is standing up for working, middle-class families who need health care now." Also, always keep talking until the moderator is forced to stop you with a foghorn blast or by reaching for an elephant gun under the desk. Airtime is gold...
...could, got between the players, and I was safe. I was moving. I was grooving. And, oh yeah, I was rushing. Principle 4: Have a super-sweet diss move. Last weekend, after Harvard’s come-from-behind victory against Holy Cross, I was one of four brave souls who saw it fitting to rush. I executed the prior three principles to a tee (although the cop presence was very low), and ran out, arms extended, smiling, jumping, and laughing to my heart’s content. But there was one thing missing: my finishing move. I was inspired...
...Harvard students’ propensity to find jobs in the financial field, it comes as no big surprise that some students are interested in 15.501, Corporate Financial Accounting. But why is it that Harvard students, many of whom are interested in fields other than finance, are only willing to brave the trip to MIT to put accounting on their transcripts...