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...Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World has been advertised as a balls-out action movie; it seems like an unofficial sequel to Gladiator with cannonballs instead of lions. The truth is, although it stars Russell Crowe as a British sea captain named Lucky Jack Aubrey, it is as close to Gladiator as The Mask was to The Truman Show...
...film’s lengthy title is an amalgamation of the two books by Aubrey’s chronicler Patrick O’Brian, Master and Commander and the Far Side of the World, that make up the epic narrative. Despite being a bit of a mouthful, the title perfectly fits the movie, as it is an examination of leadership in times of danger and strife and an exploration of the sailors’ reactions to being in a mysterious place which, to them, is the far side of the world...
Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck says the House ordinarily requires that prospective tutors take a two or three year hiatus from House life after they graduate. However, Passe is an exception because she is not a tutor in the usual sense of the term...
Adams House Master Sean Palfrey said the House can’t change the sensitivity of the entire alarm system in one fell swoop. The myriad detectors throughout the common areas and student rooms have to be individually moved or adjusted if problems arise, he said...
It’s a simple concept. For some, it’s hard to master. But it never was an issue with Turano, and it was in his name on Friday night that Harvard made sure he wasn’t injured in vain...