Word: endeavored
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...combat boots, and was also blindfolded and pushed off the high dive, “a major adrenaline rush.” In college, she says, the focus is on personal achievements in academics and extracurriculars. She likes spending her mornings absorbed in what she feels is a bigger endeavor. “There’s a sense of belonging to something that is larger than yourself,” Waterman says. Bras feels that her service extends beyond her own life as well. Her father is a pilot for American Airlines and his colleagues were among those killed...
...Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville” is definitely an entertaining treat and a fairly successful artistic endeavor. It has the right materials, creative ideas, and talented people. It is good, but it has not quite made the most of “all that jazz...
...remedy for History 10a’s current woes is not to abolish it, but to turn it into a more serious endeavor. If it is in fact poorly taught, then ensure it is taught better. If it is spread too thin, then schedule additional lectures and hold two sections a week. Or—and pardon this passing fantasy given the reality on the ground—restore History 10a to its proper place as a two-semester course...
...absurd”, rather than taken as the celebratory tribute that it was. Indeed, even the Opening Ceremonies have already been a theater for overtures in international diplomacy: this was the first Winter Olympics where the two Koreas marched under one flag. This two-week display of human endeavor and international accord succeeds because the values of the Games are ultimately more powerful than the divisive forces embodied by world wars, racism, or corrupt figure skating judges. Baron de Coubertin’s vision remains intact. During the last two weeks, the world was once again host to something thoroughly...
...Riverton.Harvardwood is currently a thriving organization, with 101 paying undergraduate members and 210 non-paying affiliates. “I think [undergraduates] see that careers in Hollywood and the arts are not these ambiguous, exotic, unattainable goals,” says Riverton of her hopes for the program.Its newest endeavor, a scriptwriting competition, formed jointly with classmate David S. Alpert ’97 and his Circle of Confusion LLC, is accepting submissions of student screenplays throughout March. After a selection process, the winner receives a cash prize and—more importantly—the attention of professional directors...