Word: could
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...said that with a large number of voters undecided, he could still capture the nomination with a strong performance in this week’s debates...
...accomplishment, contribution, or ability. Now, however, celebrity has become an end in and of itself—reality television creates cultural icons who are famous for nothing other than their own celebrity. Consequently, people seek prominence to gain more prominence, pulling stunts they think could land them a reality-television-show role. This obsession with fame for fame’s sake reflects a strange trend in American culture. While we recognize that the desire for prominence is nothing new, the new media machine that creates stars out of individuals with nothing noteworthy about them creates new temptations to take...
...collegiate sphere, there do seem to be idealized forms for professors. Lecture is heavily visual: Students sit and observe, as an audience. Otherwise, we could all listen to recordings in our rooms. Practically speaking, a professor’s image can enhance—or erode—the individual academic experience. Stereotypes of intellectuals range from the mad scientist to the bearded philosopher. In “A Beautiful Mind,” John Nash is the absent-minded eccentric, focused on game theory rather than his wrinkled clothes. And who but the venerable, bespectacled Dumbledore could have watched...
...Just and Stable Future to push for 100% clean electricity in the next ten years. Members have participated in sleep-outs every Sunday in the Boston Common and have organized two earlier sleep-outs in the Yard.According to John E. Beatty ’11, the group could not get permits to sleep in the Yard, and HUPD has broken up the first two sleep-outs...
...students get arrested or are called to court for these citations, there could be academic repercussions – including probation or a forced withdrawal for one semester...