Word: domes
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...that strives to come alive.Steeped though he may be in influences ranging from Jorge Luis Borges to Franz Kafka, Millhauser often remains strongly—even disappointingly—anchored in American soil. The second chapter, “Impossible Architectures,” features “The Dome,” an unmistakable dystopian portrayal of today’s consumerist society. In a narrative closely resembling historical essay, the story details the evolution of a large, transparent, protective dome, first over wealthy residences, then over middle-class suburbia, and finally over the entire country?...
...Harvard men’s volleyball team met with mixed success at this weekend’s Golden Dome Classic in Newark, N.J.After sweeping Rutgers-Newark (4-8, 2-2 Hay) for the second time this season, 3-0, the Crimson (4-3, 3-1 Hay) couldn’t overcome non-conference opponent Mount Olive (8-4) in the teams’ first meeting, surrendering a hard-fought loss, 1-3.Despite the loss to the Trojans, Harvard finds itself in a solid position for an EIVA playoff run. The Crimson’s victory against Rutgers puts Harvard in second...
...Great teams play with intensity all the way through, and we really slacked on that when we needed to win.”The Crimson now finds itself in a tight position as it battles for a playoff bid. Harvard’s next match is at the Golden Dome Classic in New Jersey this weekend, where it will face Rutgers-Newark for the second time this season.“If we play like we did [last night] and [last] Tuesday, there’s going to be no contest,” Weitzen said...
...forward to the late 21st century. Greece and Turkey are at war. The last King of England has abdicated. A virulent plague is scouring the earth of humanity, but our hero, a disaffected nobleman, is strangely immune to the disease. The end of the book finds him climbing the dome of a deserted St. Peter's in Rome?a dog his only companion, the last human being left alive on the planet. Shelley called the book The Last...
...summit. It wasn't until we came to a place where we could see that the ridge ahead dropped away, and we could see Tibet in front of us, that I realized we must be pretty close to the summit. Up above us the snow rounded off into a dome, and we realized that that must be the top. It's not a really sharp summit - the sort you hold your hands around. It's a summit that you can stand on reasonably comfortably. Six or eight people could probably all stand together. A nice summit. I took my oxygen...