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Through all my iconoclastic moves, I always believed that my mama would always remain a stable, unwavering character against which I could reliably hurl myself to sound out who I was. I rattled like a dry seed in that large space between who I had come from and who I was going to be. I thought I was throwing off shackles, but, all the time, I was too fettered by a lack of imagination and compassion to grasp that original thought was not strictly my domain. I counted on my mama to be ever anxious and ever annoying back home...

Author: By Phua MEI Pin, | Title: POSTCARD FROM SINGAPORE | 7/2/1998 | See Source »

...competition includes only walking and trotting (also known as `bumping and jiggling' to novices). Other classes judge the form of the rider down to the position of their toes and their sitting posture. For the more adventurous, there is show jumping, an event in which the riders literally hurl themselves and their horses over a given set of jumps...

Author: By Alexandra B. Haggiag, | Title: BLAZING SADDLES | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

Sophomore Rich Linden-Harvard's starting quarterback in the fall--showed he could hurl gems off the gridiron as well. Linden posted a 1.93 ERA over three games, allowing three hits and two runs in six innings in his one start...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hardball Hits Highs, Lows in Sunshine Trip | 3/31/1998 | See Source »

...poem to be read contains verses such as "Head our call this lonely night. Hurl us not into Quad-borne flight...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hoping to Avoid The Quad, First-Years Turn To Rituals | 3/19/1998 | See Source »

Both strength and technical proficiency are needed by the throwers to hurl the shot put and weight. The weight, which is heavier than the shot put, weighs 20 pounds for the women and 35 for the men. That just can't be easy...

Author: By Tim M. Martin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Stone's Throw | 2/25/1998 | See Source »

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