Word: breaking
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...Fiction writers are especially affected by the pressure on Harvard students to use their degrees for a high-powered career. The publishing industry is infamously difficult to break into, and success is far from guaranteed. “A writer is a hard thing to become,” Fine says. “I’m not sure—maybe [I’ll write] at some point, but not immediately after college. Maybe...
...such as match.com or eHarmony, fasDate is completely free. Users can also instant message and video-chat each other, as well as create groups and blogs. Founder Andrew Lach believes that because of fasDate’s community of users, innovative software, and free price tag, it will soon break down the negative stigma surrounding online dating. “I think that in the future, rather soon, that to not use the internet to meet people will seem a little outdated,” he said...
...almost too predictable to be taken seriously. “No work during the holidays!” cried the Harvard students upon discovery that the administration had abandoned planned courses for the new January break. “But whatever shall...
...crew). Most of us, however, choose to work very, very hard. While generally regarded as a positive characteristic, this drive to work also makes us susceptible to tendencies of excess. As a necessary counter to the detrimental effects of an obsessive work ethic, we should welcome the enforced break of an unstructured J-term...
...came to the decision that, if our judgmental tweenage peers wouldn’t accept us, we would find entertainment elsewhere. Distancing ourselves from sleepovers, playground antics, and inconsistent cliques, we turned to books, perhaps even requesting extra work from teachers to fill the empty void of lunch break...