Word: influxes
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...better. Explain the extenuating circumstances, whether genuine or not, that led to your not having been able to “properly put in the time and effort necessary to have the paper completed by deadline.” Make sure these circumstances are purely academic, like an influx of papers or tests.Then respectfully request an extension of a day or two. Make the time period as vague as possible to give yourself some leeway; the last thing you want is to be facing another strict deadline. Craft the tone so that it’s not overly apologetic...
...ride down a jam-packed Garden Street. As Harvard enrolled increasing numbers of students during the fifties, the need for space was not limited to additional dorm rooms. About one in 20 students brought a car to campus, aggravating already-worsening traffic problems in the Square. Furthermore, as the influx of cars increased, Cambridge struggled to accommodate parked cars, with frequent clashes between students and Cambridge authorities. This issue of parking in Harvard Square affected hundreds of students and faculty, strained town-gown relations, and was debated endlessly in City Hall and University Hall.On foot or on wheels, Harvard...
...more divorces. But some lawyers predict that unhappy spouses around the world may scheme their way to England or Wales (Scotland is governed under different laws), turning those countries into divorce havens for anyone - such as expatriates or dual nationals - who can claim ties there. "It will cause an influx of people trying to get divorced in England and Wales," says Andrew Greensmith, a district judge and chairman of an association of family lawyers in England and Wales. To qualify, all a jaded spouse would need is to regularly live in the country for a year (or less, in some...
...years Japan may desperately need foreigners not only to visit, but even to stay. With a plummeting birth rate, rapidly aging population, and lingering structural problems in the financial sphere, Japan’s prospects look bleak without the external boost to its labor force. Yet an immigrant influx, however unthinkable that might be today, may be Japan’s only hope. Taro Tsuda ’07, a Crimson editorial editor, is a government concentrator in Pforzheimer House...
...Leoncio Barrios, a professor of social psychology at the Central University of Venezuela, says the country is an exotic attraction for left-leaning foreigners because it says it is adopting socialism as a model for the 21st century. Even vendors are capitalizing on the influx of political tourists. They sell Chavez paraphernalia on the streets of Caracas, ranging from hats to talking Chavez dolls. One poster even shows the leader riding a horse next to Jesus Christ...