Word: legendizing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Here was Ted Kennedy, 74-year-old son, brother, father, husband, Senator, living history, American legend. He was sitting on a wicker chair on the front porch of the seaside home that held so much of his life within its walls. He was wearing a dark blue blazer and a pale blue shirt. He was tieless and tanned on a spectacular October morning in 2006, and he was smiling too because he could see his boat, the Mya, anchored in Hyannis Port harbor, rocking gently in a warm breeze that held a hint of another summer just passed. Election...
...side of the city that you don't often hear about - even if you live in Hong Kong. Cage dwellings are often relegated to movies or urban legend, gathering a macabre mystique that has even piqued international interest: next month, a cage dwelling will be on display in Dusseldorf, Germany, part of an exhibition to raise awareness of the inhabitants' plight. But in Hong Kong, it's reality for a growing number of people, particularly in the current economic downturn, says Sze Lai-shan, a community organizer with the Society for Community Organization (SOCO), a Hong Kong-based poverty advocacy...
...Before your time, a legend guarded the gates to Annenberg. Domna was her name, and she grew famous over her nearly 22 years at Harvard for accosting poor individuals who forgot to bring their ID cards. She retired this summer, and so—alas—we can give you no advice about the new Annenberg card checker. She (or he) might be friendly and kind to those who misplace their swipes. But you shouldn’t risk...
...Maybe you’re thinking, “Hey, I was the hardest-working, smartest person at my high school. I’m a legend, man. Why would that change once I get to Harvard? Why would I need to know how to ‘game’ my classes...
...Trials”: Every student we’ve talked to who’s taken this class highly recommends it. History Professor Charles S. Maier ’60, a former Crimson editorial chair who’s been teaching at Harvard since 1967, is something of a legend...