Word: fitful
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...Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, would provide an opportunity to return.Freshman year she made sure to frontload courses that fulfilled the requirements for her concentration: social studies. But a problem arose mid-way through her sophomore year, when she decided the required thesis and intensive tutorials did not fit well with the pressures of a year abroad. “Social studies was pretty upfront,” she says. “They’d love for you to go abroad for a semester, maybe not a year.” While the social studies concentration has the highest...
...assembling a brilliant ensemble. Apart from the choice of Eamonn Walker as Howlin’ Wolf, the casting is perfect, and this solitary disappointment detracts only marginally from the film. Walker’s voice is spot-on but his presence and appearance just don’t fit the character of Muddy Water’s archrival. The musicianship throughout is remarkable: the actors stepped into their roles seamlessly and even recorded their own voices for the soundtrack. The plot, while simple and slightly larger than life, is nevertheless entertaining and encompasses everything from love, lust, and racial angst...
...upon his arrival, he was interrogated by the police again and the National Secret Service left a voicemail with the head of the school saying that Beydulla was not fit to teach, and Beydulla was banned from teaching at the school...
Character: Jay Gatsby—“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Caricature: Finals Club Guy An ostentatious social climber with a penchant for extravagant parties, Jay Gatsby would fit right in at any of Harvard’s social organizations for fine young gentlemen. Of course, if Jay Gatsby were at Harvard, his “parties” would consist of chugging half a fifth of vodka and hooking up with Daisy’s blockmate on a pool table at the Spee. Which is to say there are about a thousand...
...populist, tax-cutting antidote to Illinois' long tradition of corrupt politics. Indeed, the previous governor, George Ryan, had been fighting that reputation and in 2003 was charged with and later convicted of corruption. Blagojevich had a striking public image to go with his reformist politics. Short and fit, with a shock of dark brown feathered hair, he wore sharply cut suits that some of his admirers said looked pulled out of GQ. He also had his father-in-law's help with strategy, and he became the first Democrat elected governor of Illinois since the 1970s. He also...