Word: hasn
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...despite the historical interest of knowing that culture hasn't always been appreciated in America in the same uneven way, the detailed discussion of America's egalitarian cultural past serves a more crafty purpose. It provides the dramatic tension that keeps the work going. The more impressive 19th century culture is shown to be, the greater the wrong committed when cultural divisions were introduced into American society. Levine is understandably vague about this change in the audiences for cultural events. "There is no precise date, but everywhere in the United States during the final decades of the 19th century...
Harvard Captain Lane MacDonald can tell you about the NCAA Final Four. Or the ECAC Championships. Or even the Olympics. But the Beanpot, well, MacDonald hasn't had much luck in that tournament...
...from disadvantaged backgrounds," says Finn. "Like in a lot of urban areas, they're trapped in a cycle of poverty. Sometimes they've had alcohol or drug problems themselves or in their family; some have dropped out of Boston schools, which often fail to meet their needs...Life just hasn't dealt them a good situation...
...this is the essence of the problem. We have created a new response to maintain vestiges of our atavisms, and it is condescension. 'Hasn't enough been given, will you people never stop complaining...
...little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation...