Word: formality
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Magical Thinking is an act of consummate literary bravery, a writer known for her clarity narrating the loss of that clarity, allowing us to watch her mind as it becomes clouded with grief. But the book also reproduces, in its formal progression from those first raw, frenzied impressions to a more composed account of mourning, Didion's recovery. She literally wrote herself back to sanity. "Writing is the only way I've ever gained clarity," she says. "I don't go through life with a lot of clear-formed thoughts. It's not till I sit down and write that...
...bonds and cooperation between student groups and kindling renewed excitement and interest in the smaller clubs. A student center that combined a pub, student club offices, and general social space could also serve as a welcome alternative to Final Clubs and cramped dorm rooms for low-key and more formal parties and get-togethers. Add late night food, alternative student performance space, and perhaps a discounted movie theater and you have the makings of a veritable blooming of Crimson spirit and a new era of undergraduate bonhomie...
...Shleifer was getting screwed by the government, he certainly hasn’t been screwed by Harvard. Since the lawsuit was filed in 2000, Shleifer has received an endowed chair at the University, a hefty raise, and a paid leave of absence. No formal punishment of the professor has been announced, though it’s possible he’s been disciplined internally. Harvard won’t comment on personnel matters...
...center advocates would better serve their cause by stressing the one legitimate role that the space could play: as a place to centralize resources for women, such as the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. Still, these resources could easily be gathered together without a formal women’s center to house them. If RUS cared as much about consolidating these resources as it does about securing a new women’s center, then they would push for this step immediately instead of using it as their one valid bargaining chip...
...study conducted by four Harvard psychologists found that young children without any formal mathematics education are able to understand abstract numbers and perform basic arithmetic tasks...