Word: grass
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...some students bounced down the inflatableTitanic slide and wondered why the cotton candymachine spent much of the day unplugged, otherslounged on the grass enjoying the uncommonly goodweather and the Harvard Dining Services barbecue...
...verse, she harnesses transient impressions of the outdoors and then questions our relationship with nature and with ourselves. Recognizing the tension between human morality and the amorality of nature itself, Oliver suggests that her readers reconsider their perceptions of the defining differences between humans and birds and blades of grass and even the inanimate objects that fill our world. But even as she has, in over 35 years of writing, explored questions of personal peace, Oliver has always avoided an autobiographical or otherwise intimate voice. In her new book, Winter Hours, however, Oliver brings us a collection of personal reflections...
...hours after the rally'sstart, the candlelight was dwindling. Rallyersgathered on the grass outside Schlesinger Library,still telling their stories and expressing theneed for change...
...years, that's bad for the earth and unworthy of a politician who has a record for being principled and decisive. With jobs plentiful and the economy strong, there never will be a better time to be aggressive. True, the environmental community must do more to build grass-roots support, but who is Al Gore if not the country's leading environmentalist? If the environment is ever to be civilization's "central organizing principle," surely it should be the central focus of Gore's campaign. That would force his Republican opponents and any Democratic rivals to respond, giving voters...
...realize that much of this disquisition must sound like hollow nostalgia. And I'm sure that many of you are chomping at the bit, anxious to experience college living. You'll get that chance soon enough. But, in the meantime, if you find yourself feeling restless, remember: The grass isn't always greener. For instance, here at Harvard, it's teal. Noah D. Oppenheim '00 is a social studies concentrator in Adams House. His column appears on alternate Fridays...