Word: forgets
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With all the attention O'Grady is getting, let us not forget the thousands of U.N. peacekeepers and the civilians caught in this war. With all due respect to Captain Scott O'Grady, these troops are in no way less heroic because their ordeal will last not merely for six days but for as long as this war continues. Shawn Tan Singapore...
...good way to assess the great figures of medicine is by how completely they make us forget what we owe them. By that measure, Dr. Jonas E. Salk ranks very high. Partly because of the vaccine he introduced in the mid-1950s, it's hard now to recall the sheer terror that was once connected to the word polio. The incidence of the disease had risen sharply in the early part of this century, and every year brought the threat of another outbreak. Parents were haunted by the stories of children stricken suddenly by the telltale cramps and fever. Public...
...Forget "Animal House." Residential life for Harvard first-years does not involve frat houses caked with years of party residue...
...sides by members ofvarious extracurricular groups: JoinHarvard-Radcliffe Orchestra! Comp the Advocate!Interested in Public Service? Wanna be a HarvardCheerleader? Comp The crimson! Studentsinvariably get involved in some of theseactivities and wind up either enriched or bootedfrom school after they devote 20 hours a day tothe organization and forget to study...
...these are just the folks who work here. Don't forget that Harvard also attracts stars from around the world who come for just a visit. In February, for example, news of Barbara Streisand's visit to Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government made the front page of the New York Times. And speaking of Kennedys, John F. Kennedy Jr. is a frequent visitor to the school. The fellows at the K-School's (as it is called) Institute of Politics often include famous politicians and luminaries on the rise...