Word: hagar
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...writing about the pathetic observations in Daley C. Hagar's article about Martin Amis ("Amis' Information, on Our Shores," May 12, 1995). Country to Hagar's assertion, "I couldn't find a single person at Harvard who had even heard of him," I managed to round up two of my friends here at Harvard who had not only "heard of him" but had indeed read most of his novels and essays...
...level, the entire Arab-Israeli struggle can be seen as a biblical family tragedy: Abraham's rejection of his concubine Hagar and his first-born son Ishmael in favor of his lawful wife Sarah and their son Isaac. Muslims regard Ishmael (Ismail) as the father of the Arab peoples, while Jews honor Isaac as their progenitor. And both sides claim Abraham (Ibrahim) as their common ancestor...
...stage is already complex enough, with peripherals such as the hilarious public Exploder Tarara (Leo Clark) and the meek Vice-Chamberlain (Mark Hagar) adding to the confusion, without Scaphio falling in love with the Princess Zara. In one of the play's most humorous moments, Scaphio talks insensibly about his love for Zara, whom he calls "intoxicating, a veritable goddess," prompting Phantis, who has loved the princess all along, to reply with characteristic understatement, "Yes, the girl is perfectly okay...
Three-pointers: Neeley; Wambach 2, Healey. Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Dartmouth 42 (Greene 11); Harvard 45 (Fink 10). Assists: Dartmouth 18 (Bowman 8); Harvard 17 (Hadrick, Mazanec, Wambach 4). Steals: Dartmouth 14 (Hagar 5); Harvard 9 (Wambach 3). Blocks: Dartmouth 8 (Webb 5); Harvard 0. Total Fouls: Dartmouth 19; Harvard 11. Turnovers: Dartmouth 13; Harvard...