Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jennifer C. Frank ;97, who learned about his death only yesterday, remembered Hansen from a Milton Greek mythology class...
Then there's that kid who sued his schoolsystem because he didn't get to be valedictorian.I think extreme hubris could be criminal.Protagonists of Greek tragedies were struck downon account of it all the time...
...Miserables' world conquest has been fueled by its universal message. It is the classic triumph of good over evil translated into and out of a great French novel and onto a revolving stage with full chorus. Like all moving theatrical experiences from Greek tragedies on, Les Mis invites the audience to apply themes from the show to their own lives...
...Harvard College went berserk. Josiah Quincy, president of Harvard University at the time, wrote the parents of the College on June 4 to inform them of "the nature and course of these outrages." In his letter, he describes how the difficulties all began with one stubborn student in Greek class. "On being told by his Instructor that when 'he directed anything to be translated, he expected it would be done,' the student replied, 'I do not recognize your authority,' shut his book and paid no attention to his recitation afterward." The 23-year old student chose to leave the College...
That night, the Greek instructor's recitation room was trashed, all the windows were smashed and several other windows on campus were broken. This was just the beginning. The students let loose in the daily prayers, disrupting the service with "scraping, whistling, groaning and other disgraceful noises." A night watchman, set to guard campus property, was attacked with a shower of stones. The administration was not happy, and an explosion of "crackers" the next day during prayers didn't help their mood either...