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...present, but there was something about the earnestness of West Point that fit Pae snugly. "People think that because my dad's an artist, that means he's in the backyard smoking weed or something," he says. "It's not like that. My parents are conservative. They have a hard-work ethic. Very Korean values...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Class of 9/11 | 5/22/2005 | See Source »

...Parker’s criticism cannot fully realize where BU’s failures leave off and Harvard’s hard-work and effort begin. Certainly the pell-mell scene Parker described on the assistant captain Kolarik’s game-tying goal was nowhere to be found in the Crimson’s losses to Brown and Princeton, when the offense looked listless and was content to fire shots from the perimeter at Brown goalie Yann Danis and Princeton netminder Eric LeRoux...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ON HOCKEY: Win Over Rival Terriers Ends a Long Stretch of Crimson Futility | 11/26/2003 | See Source »

...technical aspects of the performance are brillant. Kudos to technical director Josh Glassman '02 as well as the lightning design of Dave Corlette and Ryan McGee, whose creative use of spotlights and colors are able to create the perfect raving atmosphere. The creativity, enthusiasm and hard-work put into this show is evident at every facet. From the VIP entrance to the "club" which is acted out by cast members to the intermission, which is an audience-involved dance break, to the ending complete with glow sticks and a fog machine, the performance is all-encompassing...

Author: By Kelley E. Morrell, | Title: Troilus 2: The Rave Warrior | 5/12/2000 | See Source »

These sports, recreational perversions of the hard-work ethic, invariably invite fighting; intimidation is built into the rules. It is hardly surpassing that what's legal during game-time is condoned during off-time. Athletes are encouraged to be just as physical when the ball or puck is not in play as when...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Beanball | 8/4/1987 | See Source »

Preparing her roles, Battle applies the hard-work ethic she absorbed as a child. For her forthcoming Susanna at the Met, she has gone back to the Beaumarchais play for hints to the resourceful maid's character. "He says that Susanna has a ready laugh, which tells worlds about her. She can laugh in the face of one complicated situation after another," she notes. But more significant clues are to be found in the music. "Even the music laughs," she says. "When she sings, 'Ding, ding,' in her duet with Figaro, the orchestra goes, 'diddle, diddle, diddle dum,' which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: At the Head of the Class | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

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