Word: endlessly
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...which is jammed with plot and characters and ends with the cliff-hanger of Annelies' legal kidnapping. But as the series continues, Minke's adventures--he becomes a journalist and publishes a successful newspaper in opposition to the Dutch rule--serve almost entirely as the framework for an endless series of questing dialogues. Sourly or hopefully, with colleagues or adversaries, Minke explores the nature of colonialism and capitalism, the psychology of police power, the role of women, the techniques of political organization, the efficacy of boycotts and much else. The tone is never haranguing, but the cumulative effect is that...
When school lets out, on the other hand, there are no syllabi. Every book is a chance at wonder and freedom. Tastes and imagination run wild, through the libraries, book fairs and endless bookstores of summer...
...success. The most notable occasion came after my first year at Harvard, when I was living in the Jordan Co-op and reading Moby Dick (a dismal combination). It took me about two months to read, in which time I also re-read The Great Gatsby and plowed through endless fashion magazines to avoid sloshing in the tracks of the white whale. Although I'm an American history and literature concentrator, I have as yet evaded a re-reading of Melville's tome (sacrilege in many Harvard quarters), but I think Ahab's ghost may return to haunt me next...
...deny that the decisions that same individual makes are predicated upon his conception of right and wrong. President Clinton may have had an inexperienced staff. Indeed, he is entitled to the few honest mistakes which characterize any president's first years in office. But the endless list of scandals smearing his administration from day one--the honest "bureaucratic snafus"--cannot be digested without making the connection between Clinton's character and his maligned administration...
During the year, we live in a bubble sealed off from the outside world. We have our endless work and friends to keep us busy. Harvard Square provides a self-sufficient neighborhood with all the essentials: The Gap and Urban Out-fitters and thrilling night-life at the Grille, the Bow or Spags...