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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Cinderella led a life of relative ease and comfort when compared with Chiyo's existence in the okiya. Chiyo carries out a grueling round of chores fueled by rations scarcely sufficient to sustain life, tormented always by the dominant geisha, Hatsumomo, who sees the beautiful Chiyo as a threat. A failed runaway attempt cuts short her training, but then the famous geisha Mameha takes a sudden and surprising interest in Chiyo and her unusual blue-gray eyes. Chiyo is permitted to resume her training, becoming the geisha Sayuri and beginning her slow ascent to the heights of Gion...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Murphy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Making of a Geisha and Life in an Okiya | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

Reagan wasn't just a figure of comfort and constancy for me, as he was for millions around the world. I also saw him as the leader of a Republican party of which I, at age 8, considered myself a member...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Into the Twilight | 10/14/1997 | See Source »

...through God] that we see comfort in the midst of the confusion around us," Father Toomey said in his sermon...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Thousands Attend Slain Cambridge Boy's Funeral Mass | 10/14/1997 | See Source »

...received my doctorate in counseling, so I'm here to offer comfort to parents, students and teachers affected by this," she said in a brief interview before the Cambridge School Committee meeting last night...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Florida Native Takes Helm of Cambridge School District | 10/8/1997 | See Source »

Stanford University's home page boasts of its "flexibility," while American River College representatives say it allows students to "discover how to taste wine from the comfort of your own home...

Author: By Lisa B. Keyfetz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Access New On-Line Universities | 10/7/1997 | See Source »

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