Word: hards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...card games and deep talks I recognized from coming-of-age movies and my parents' sepia-toned reminiscences of their own time here, and it certainly wasn't Animal House (surprise, surprise). More often than not, it was a bunch of people trying just a little bit too hard--to find the party, to have fun at the party, to "participate" in section, to enjoy the apparently brilliant lectures, to feel like we had the complete college life of which we and all our friends from home had boasted at Thanksgiving break...
...realm of our own key-card access. Add this to the startling revelation that Harvard students are very, very busy, and that in general, we probably don't make enough time for spontaneous, casual fun, and you have the little Harvard mini-tragedy of these "long-distance relationships." As hard as we try to stay in touch, it still feels like just that, staying in touch, and there's something tremendous lost in the lack of immediacy...
...starting to come together as a team, with all the new players and doubles combinations," Rich said. "I thought we compete hard all weekend and showed poise on the courts...
...real substitutes on this team," Caples said. "All the players on the team could start, but you just get into certain rotations that work. I wish the game were 10 minutes longer, so that they could have played for longer. All the players on this team work hard all week. The second half was the strongest 35 minutes of the season and a lot of people were able to contribute...
...Hollywood, you may be thinking. There, it's all about who you know, and who you can say you're friends with. In the real world, people don't grow up with Affleck and Damon, and "connections" are reserved for the the elite whose parents have already done the hard work of making friends in high places...