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...latest collection of essays, Adam Gopnik epitomozes his charming writing style when he writes, “And we wanted them to grow up in New York, to be natives here, as we could never be, to come in through the Children’s Gate, not the Strangers’ Gate...
...gates Gopnik refers to are those of Central Park, which are each named for a different group of people who enter the park. It is these types of pleasant observations about the city that make up his new book “Through the Children’s Gate,” a series of essays about the Gopnik family’s return to New York after five years in Paris...
...here have a Lebanese background. The prayers are mostly about hope and peace, asking the Lord to guide world leaders, to protect from harm Australian soldiers and Iraqis and, at home, to help people treat each other with respect and dignity. Outside, as the boys pass through the school gate, genial Malloy puts on a stern face as he monitors uniforms, the state of ties and punctuality...
...attempts from the field in Michigan’s first four games, was 5-of-6 for 12 points in 25 minutes, while forward Ron Coleman scored a career-high 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting.Harvard (1-2) hung with the athletic Wolverines out of the gate, a reversal of its game-opening performance in last year’s blowout loss at the hands of then-No. 14 Boston College, when the Crimson went down 12-2 and never recovered. Thanks to a pair of three-point plays, from sophomore forward Evan Harris and freshman point guard Drew...
...proved fruitless all night, as Rosen and the Brown defense kept Harvard from netting the equalizer and made crucial clears late in the game to end power plays. “Offensively, I think we have to generate more of a sense of urgency out of the gate,” Donato said. “We dug ourselves into a hole, and we weren’t good enough. We have to win more races to pucks, and our intensity has to be a few notches higher.” Harvard outshot Brown in each frame, besting the Bears...