Word: dissections
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...kitchen if you can’t stand the heat.” This folksy tone is stiff and unconvincing. The book also occasionally reads too much like an advertisement for Patagonia. Admittedly, publicity is one of the intended side effects of devoting an entire volume to dissect one company, and a little self-congratulations is expected. Indeed, since Chouinard is holding Patagonia up as an example for the business world, the company’s success is an integral part of the story—for example, the fact that the growth rate has been a steady five percent...
Ever since the first Harry Potter book was released in 1997, fans have gathered on the Web to create portals, blogs, chat rooms, role-playing games, online communities and news aggregators. Thousands of fan sites dissect the J.K. Rowling books and movies. Here is a list of the most comprehensive, informative and interesting websites...
...with the addition of a good fight, the entertainment comes at the cost of education. The distracted TF frequently cannot cover much material because he or she spends the majority of the allotted time playing defense. The discussion deviates onto some tangent the über-students want to dissect, and the TF never manages to guide it back to the larger topic. Frustrated, you’ll roll your eyes or write snide notes to your section buddy. Soon you’ll start coming to section late, sitting in silence, wishing your TF would mysteriously switch section...
Senior Caitlyn Dragon struck on a fast break in 28 seconds to begin the Orange’s streak. Syracuse was best able to dissect the shaky Harvard defense not on breaks, however, but from a set offense. It posed a major offensive threat in the crease—and the most puissant weapon in their arsenal was Dragon...
...their ability to write at the college level. Expos teaches students a methodology and lexicon that they can apply broadly to writing assignments. These techniques, outlined in the Harvard Writing Center’s “Strategies for Essay Writing” hand-outs, can be used to dissect essay prompts, analyze texts, develop a thesis, and construct an argument...