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...most obvious example is driving. Americans drive too much, and they have good reason to do so. In the United States, gas tends to be two to three times cheaper than in Western Europe, since federal and state gas taxes in the U.S. are inefficiently low. Now that oil prices around the world have fallen, it would be the best time to gradually start raising gasoline taxes, which would limit gas consumption, pollution, and congestion as well as motivate people to move closer to work or to demand more public transportation. Unlike regulations or rations, higher taxes would not take...
...culture is only perpetuated, however, by most of the attempts we make to get closer to the real Massachusetts. PBHA vans shuttle eager students into poor areas of Boston on a daily basis. But the Harvard bubble is not geographical in nature; it is not something you can merely drive past. Such programs are staffed by familiar Harvard students who return thinking they have transcended the borders of the school, when in reality, they have only temporarily stretched them...
...inning, to bring its lead to 10-3 and both teams went scoreless in the sixth and seventh to finish the game.HARVARD 6, RHODE ISLAND 0In the first game of the doubleheader, the Crimson offense struck first in the third inning. Macadam singled to center field to drive in sophomore Emily Henderson, but the Harvard bats were not finished. With two outs in the inning, Schellberg doubled in two runs and was driven in herself by Francis’ double to left field. Harvard took the field in the top-half of the fourth inning ahead...
...Everyone knows Stack is a great hitter,” Douglas said. “When he gets his pitch he can drive it over the fence on any swing. We’re expecting him to continue to contribute for us. He can explode at any time, really, so it’s good having him in the lineup...
...tension as the narrative begins. When it eventually erupts into a bombastic heavy metal motif of the next cut or is repeated later on in the CD, the song’s necessity to the album as a whole becomes apparent as it effectively creates the suspense needed to drive the story forward. The Decemberists deserve enormous credit for “The Hazards of Love.” They have created a unified work of musical art centered on a single story whose use of recurring themes, reliance on the striking contrast between balladry and heavy metal, and classic...