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...aspires to be a prince, and hence, ultimately, a king. He is found out, and is to be punished for it. Here, the action switches to the heart and mind of the princess (who was the prize): In the princess, a primitive ferocity of ego competes against the generous impulse of self-abnegation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Out. Take a Break. Play 'The Lady or the Tiger' | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...Both schools fight for that undecided elite student who may succeed in politics or medicine or business or culture and eventually boost the endowment with a generous gift that would otherwise go towards a soup kitchen or cancer cure...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: Grabbing for That Same Slice of Pie | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...There has been a significant increase in applications from abroad. One reason is need-blind admissions and the fact there are no quotas. We've had generous financial aid for international students," Fitzsimmons said...

Author: By Joshua J. Segal, | Title: Yale Institutes Need-Blind Admissions for International Students | 11/16/2000 | See Source »

...just took the puck to the net," Pettit said. "A Vermont player was generous enough to finish...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 867-5309: Give the Rookies Some Time | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...gayest place in the entire world. I had no idea democracy was so social, until all the guys standing around me started shouting at the guy in the booth, who seemed to have broken the voting apparatus. "You've been working out too much!" they yelled. That was generous, considering it seemed the equipment was manufactured by Philco-Bendix. While we were waiting, the man in front of me, stylist Wayne Lukas, turned to me and said, "You're cute." So we started talking, you know. Wayne told me it was his first time voting, and he wasn't happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Day Comes to Chelsea | 11/9/2000 | See Source »

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