Word: deferring
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Here's how peace will spark upheaval: Middle Eastern governments will no longer be able to justify huge military expenditures (often made to secure their own rule) or defer public demands for more freedoms and better living conditions by invoking border defense, territorial mandates, nationalism or cultural honor. So they'll spend the next quarter-century confronting--or being confronted by--the forces already changing the rest of the world...
Onie was no different. She planned to defer her HLS acceptance for a year after graduation, but continued deferring because of the program's rapid growth. Now, with the national expansions in place and solid leadership, Onie will step back...
...echoes a conversation I've had several times, particularly with female friends, as we approach graduation. It is challenging to find women (or men) at Harvard who want to stay home with their children. You'll never hear me suggest women should be submissive: I'm not about to defer to anyone about how my family will work. I passionately want to be a doctor, yet I am even more invested in raising my future children. However, when talking with my peers, I seem to be the only one who views staying at home while my children are young...
...just as likely, however, that Weiss was on her way to an elite university. During her junior year, she managed to squeeze in four AP classes before her seven-hour jaunt into Manhattan for ballet rehearsal. Upon graduation, she was accepted by both Harvard and Yale, and chose to defer Yale's offer for one year...
...spring of her senior year, Lane's decision was relatively clear-cut. "I just never saw myself dancing professionally," she says. "If you go that route, it becomes your entire life, and there were just so many other things I wanted to do. I was even hesitant to defer for a year to dance, just because I wanted to be prepared academically to go to school...