Word: fitful
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...base their decisions on the original meaning of the law. Within the Supreme Court, Scalia is one of the leading proponents of constitutional originalism. He opposes the concept of a “living Constitution,” that the Constitution’s meaning should be adapated to fit the needs of contemporary society. In the speech, Scalia invoked the era before Earl Warren became Chief Justice in the mid-20th century, when the standard view held that the Constitution should be “no different from any other legal text, such as a statute...
...Moneyball The Red Sox, with their two world titles in four years, have set the postseason model. A team that is patient and hits for power - the Moneyball way originally preached by Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane and perfected by the Sox - prevails. These Cubbies fit that mold. Chicago led the National League in both walks and that sacrosanct benchmark for the stat heads, on-base percentage plus slugging...
...thought your freshman seminar fit you well. Imagine how Sonia C. Coman ’09, published haiku poet, felt when she signed up for The Pleasures of Japanese Poetry. Coman, born in Comstantza, Romania, had already been practicing haiku for eight years and has published two books, one on haiku and one on rensaku. The seminar involved reading, writing, and translating Japanese poetry, and Professor of Japanese Literature Edwin A. Cranston began the year by having his students make their own linked-verses, expecting students to write in English. To the surprise of Cranston and the rest...
...According to On Harvard Time’s Web site, the show is “designed to fit neatly into that seven-minute period at the beginning of class that your parents are still paying for even though you’re not actually being taught anything.” The Harvard-Radcliffe Television program has seen substantial growth in both campus popularity and group membership in just over a year and a half. Harvard’s answer to The Daily Show has exploded onto the Harvard comedy scene, attracting famous—and infamous—guests...
...culture and the bust. Men with higher testosterone levels are more likely to opt for high-risk investments, according to a study by a Harvard anthropologist and a visiting economist. The researchers gave 98 male Harvard undergraduates $250 and asked them to invest the money as they saw fit. If participants made a successful investment—as determined by the flip of a coin—they were rewarded with two-and-a-half times the amount invested. If the “investment” failed, the participant lost his money. The team hoped to further analyze...