Word: model
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...broad theme in your work seems to be a mild form of optimistic technological determinism, in contrast to the typical 1980s cyberpunk dystopian future. Your model of the Bitchun Society in “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom” in particular seems to be, if not quite a utopia, at least a world in which boredom is one of the biggest problems for most people. Do you think today that our technology is gradually narrowing the possible outcomes into a miasma of mediocrity...
Kidd also praised the HIS in her e-mail, calling the organization ”a model of strong and fair response to a difficult situation...
Harvard College values each and every student, a sentiment that I deeply embrace and act upon. All students should know that our offices are open to you and to your concerns. The Harvard Islamic Society has been a model of strong and fair response to a difficult situation. My admiration and appreciation is deep...
...Harvard Democrats are just one of the many student groups whose sites are hosted by HCS. Other groups include Harvard Hillel, Harvard Model Congress, and Harvard Black Men’s Forum...
Feehan and Hamilton take their subject seriously, but not all do. In Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson, a former model uses her can't-be-killed status to scare the bejesus out of her stepmother, who did a postmortem heist of all her Manolo Blahniks (a shoe brand that pops up in these books a lot; the designer must offer a specter discount). It ends happily for our heroine, although these books are not the kind that necessarily conclude with a wedding. It's probably safer that way, given that for vampires, "till death do us part...