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...finals and a paper to write,” said Gregory J. Gagnon ’06, who is planning on starting a career as an artist making video installations. Cailin O’Connor ’05, however, had finished all her work and related the joy of turning in her final assignment. “I turned in my last paper and without even thinking about it a smile was on my face,” she said. “I literally skipped three blocks, was watching bad T.V. shows, and thinking to myself...
...Iraqi woman voting. Alexander Wells Los Angeles I cannot recall another year that brought such human misery. Whether caused by nature or man, the events depicted in your collection reminded me how truly awful 2005 was. May the human family look forward to some small measure of joy in 2006. Robert D. Rauch Bayside, New York, U.S. Your photos of the year prove that 2005 was a devastating time for most of the world. My eye was caught by the picture of the London bus mangled by a bomb explosion. Ironically, the remains of a theater or movie advertisement...
...gone well, but ultimately that’s going to be up to the opinion of the students,” Chang says. “We’re certainly very appreciative of the patience of the students.”Liu says it has been a joy to watch students becoming enthusiastic about the course.“It has been very gratifying to witness a students’ interest in the natural sciences blossom during the course, or to observe an ‘a-ha!’ moment in which a student struggling to understand...
...There is such joy in a good ship, and a greater joy to have the ship's belly fat with other men's silver. It is the Viking joy ..." Such are the pleasures animating this big-bellied, bushy-bearded tale of 9th century England. Our hero is Uhtred, a good-hearted lout with a pleasantly sour disposition; he's like a 9th century Han Solo. As an English nobleman who was raised by the invading Danes but whose fate is to fight against them (with his deadly sword Serpent-Breath!), he endows the book with an unexpectedly complex, thoughtful soul...
...China's top women?currently required to hand over up to 65% of their earnings to the state?were obliged to skip Wimbledon last year in order to train for the National Games, a domestic version of the Olympics. "We believe that winning the National Games is the greatest joy," says Yan, who won the national doubles title with Zheng in October. "Foreigners are more individualistic and care about their WTA ranking, but we feel proudest when we do something good for our province or our country." Such national spirit is rare in the hyper-competitive world of pro tennis...