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...important to remember that the effect of name-dropping Harvard, affectionately referred to as "dropping the H-bomb," largely depends on the composition of your audience. Among a group of Yalies, for example, it will probably stir only competitive comments along the lines of "Oh, yeah? well, New Haven is just as nice as Cambridge," your response: sure, whatever...
Technique becomes especially important when it comes to finessing social situations, such as potential romances. The H-bomb seems to have a curious effect on romantic interests. Even trying to assess whether the effect is positive or negative may sometimes be difficult. Most agree that it works in different ways for men and for women (for a biological explanation of this phenomenon, take Science B-29). Yet, those women interviewed agree that the Harvard name is a definite asset for undergraduate men on the prowl...
With these Codes in effect, there will be no place for injustices to hide. Ahsan's disquieting image of children "rummaging through rubbish heaps" can be replaced by an image of children being decently housed, clothed and fed because their parents are guaranteed by the Code of Conduct a living wage from the factories. Ahsan indicates that this "argument" is not good enough because it does not consider the childrens' education, their only way out of the "poverty trap." Clearly, though, the living wage enables the childrens' education because it frees them from the desperate necessity to work rather than...
Viewers from different angles saw different perspectives of the rotating screw, and many bobbed their heads up and down to capture the three-dimensional effect fully...
MCAT observers also noted the probable mental effect of a faulty test on students, given the stressful nature of the exam...