Word: height
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...merely very short. At 13, he is 4 ft. 7 in., or 6 in. shorter than 97% of the kids his age. But Jonas has high hopes: since he began therapy with human growth hormone three years ago, he has started to grow at a normal pace. The height gap between him and his peers is no longer widening, and it may eventually shrink. Jonas already notices the difference: "Now, because I'm growing faster, I don't get picked on as much...
Social pressures fuel the desire to reach a greater height. Study after study has found that taller people achieve more success in business and have an easier time socially. Aware of this research, an author of how-to-succeed- in-business books who wanted his son to be taller asked Gertner for help. Argued the author: "I'd rather my son be 5 ft. 10 and a graduate of N.Y.U.'s business school than 5 ft. 6 and a Harvard Business School graduate. These extra 4 in. in height make much more difference in terms of success in a business...
...such luck for the Crimson's self-image. But Harvard has to be encouraged by its play in the Classic. The Crimson played the Trojans close for the first 11 minutes, trailing by four, 26-22. And against the 49ers, who averaged a three-inch height advantage at each position, Harvard controlled the game until the overtime period...