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...story—the idea of the naked consciousness revisiting life after the death of the body, in utter solitude. It seems as fitting an oar as any, but Roth has other plans in the end.Marcus’s consciousness is the result of all his life??s past experiences, and Marcus remains defiantly static throughout the novel. His indignation—with his father, with his school, with organized religion, with a future he cannot accept–is what moves him forward through a passageway that narrows rapidly as he approaches his fate. Roth?...
...road to six-figure salaries, or maybe in between section and the third meeting of the day, it is often easy to let a lot of life??s nuance pass by unnoticed. On alternate Wednesdays, Marina S. Magloire ’11 will call attention to these moments and to expound upon their hilarity, their poignancy, and their meaning in the grander scheme of things...
...just roll out of bed and go to class. But we all know this won’t last. As a naïve freshman in the fall of 2006, I was initially fooled by the fashionable first few weeks. I skipped through the Yard loving life??what a perfect place to be! I fit right in here. I was excited to be part of this smart, well-dressed, and all-around well put together society. I had chosen the right institution after all.Little did I know what lay ahead in the coming weeks. Cue the horror music...
...Sports, in some respects more than academics, also teach the virtue of patience: talent alone does not always assure victory—it must be cultivated, refined, and tirelessly practiced. And even then, all the innumerable variables that come into play in a match—just as in life??cannot be accounted for ahead of time. The outcome of a game then, while supremely important, is not the sole measure of the competitors’ worth—the ability to realize that in both sports and life is a virtue neither acquired nor honored often enough...
...witty, monotone, pseudo-goth younger sister. I would explain how all these characters relate to each other, but I have to be somewhere by next Tuesday.Now before you jump to any conclusions like, “This pretentious Harvard columnist is just hating on ‘Secret Life?? because he doesn’t realize teen soaps are supposed to be over the top,” let me make a few things clear. I love teen dramas. In my TV-watching prime, I religiously tuned in to “Everwood...