Word: descendantal
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Roosevelt's voice is a reminder that he was a descendant of a wealthy old New York family. In an age of robber barons and their heaped-up millions, Roosevelt's net worth was modest compared with theirs, and as a young man, he lost considerable money in his disastrous...
Steven C. Swett ’56 had already moved into his freshman dormitory when he was informed about a surprise third roommate who would be joining them. Little did Swett know he would be bunking with J. Carter Brown ’56, a descendant of the initial donors...
He seems propelled more out of duty than love for the project. He drags along the audience (who, if they read the book, have an emotional investment in the story) as if he were a guide who's led this tour for years and is doing it by rote. For...
The new ships will follow the old rules. The centerpiece of the stack will be the prosaically named Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), a descendant of the Apollo command module but for a few significant differences. For one thing, it will be bigger, able to carry four astronauts comfortably and six...
Some weeks ago, a self-proclaimed “democratic revolution” brought Evo Morales to the Bolivian presidency. A long-time defender of cocaleros (coca growers) and an avid street protester, Morales finally achieved a popular majority leading MAS (Movement to Socialism), an acronym that also means ?...