Word: lincolnisms
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...lobbying, my birthday has been declared a University holiday, my blockmate happily announced when he realized that Feb. 16 was a day off. As many Harvard students probably did not realize, this past Monday was Presidents' Day, a national holiday that honors the contributions of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln...
Everyone knows a little about Washington and Lincoln. But the astounding actions of these two presidents go in one ear and out the other for too many. Our everyday lives are a torrent of choices, often of a mundane nature: procrastination or work, companionship or loneliness, chickwich or savory baked tofu. I know little about President Clinton's current sex scandal or our country's troubles with Iraq, and I really do not care that much. I place much more importance on what I am doing this weekend, why I have not asked that girl out yet or when...
...hours of the third Monday in February are a time for us to recall the greatness of two men who have extraordinarily affected our lives. Without Washington, who withstood external pressures, and Lincoln, who kept our nation together despite internal chaos, the United States might well not exist...
...take this opportunity to appreciate why we didn't have class on Monday. Thank you, Washington and Lincoln. On top of all your far-reaching accomplishments, you have made me think more about what it means to be part of a democracy and its rights and responsibilities. Most of all, you have given me more time to decide if I really want that savory baked tofu...
...good gossip at recess and that nobody is going to talk her out of what she knows in her heart: "He did it. You can tell by the way he's hugging her in the films. They did something they weren't supposed to do, I think in the Lincoln Bedroom." But there's an even more serious offense in all of this, Suzanna warns a nation desperate for sound advice: "Monica wears too much makeup. Big ol' chunks...