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...time doing keg stands and seducing gorgeous women instead of sitting through harangues by masochistic liberals who feel guilty because they’re not out living on the streets or fighting in Iraq. Because if we have to live in a bubble, we should at least carpe diem, is what I say (that’s Latin for “seize the bubble?...
...said that today’s problem is one of obesity, not starvation. However, in response to an audience member who pointed out that latkes can be versatile in their place on the menu, while hamantashen are restricted to being desserts, Dershowitz reverted to espousing the tenet of carpe diem...
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...Toys ‘R’ Us. Then, we ran through the sprinkler at our local park. A few hours later I officially turned 20. While I couldn’t stop time or even delay it, at least I could enjoy the moment for a while: carpe diem. On June 21, I was shocked to learn that longtime Technical Director of College Theatre, Alan Symonds ’69, had passed away. I considered him both a friend and a mentor. Thus, his death deeply shook me; it reminded me of opportunities missed, of relentless time. When...
...match. As flames engulfed his body, he made not a single cry nor moved a muscle. "Oh my God," cried a Western observer, "oh my God." In a will written "before closing my eyes to Buddha," Quang Duc said: "I have the honor of presenting my words to President Diem, asking him to be kind and tolerant toward his people and to enforce a policy of religious equality." Budapest, Hungary Nov. 5, 1956 It began like a carnival day. Thousands of people thronged Budapest's old cobblestoned streets wearing red, white and green boutonnieres, tossing red, white and green ribbons...