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Kurita is a character who would command the reader’s sympathy but for the fact that he fought for the enemy. He was, according to Thomas, a “modest,” “amiable,” and “scholarly” man—“perhaps, a little gun-shy.” Halsey, on the other hand, is the sort of figure one would love to hate. He was an unapologetic adulterer and an unrepentant racist—he lived by the motto, “Kill Japs...
...talented” is the first word that comes to mind when describing Chu, “humble” is definitely the next. When asked how being named one of the 15 most interesting seniors at Harvard compares to two-time Olympic glory, Chu is modest. “It’s a great honor,” says Chu. “There are so many talented people here at Harvard.” “I think she’s selfless,” says Katey B. Stone, head coach of Harvard women?...
...trying to make fun of me?” Not likely. Impressively, the Tampa, Fla. native was admitted to Harvard during his junior year in the magnet program Academy of Health Professions at Tampa Bay Technical High School. Yet despite his remarkable gifts, friends characterize him as modest, respectful, and genuine. His mother Marilyn Terrelonge highlighted his stubborn streak, describing his determination while playing the role of the Little Drummer Boy in a day care Christmas play. “He was very furious. There was not a smile on his face because he was beating that drum...
...incredible experience.” The show, though, was hardly Dern’s first taste of fame. During its reign as Harvard’s only band dedicated to Han Solo and the crew of the Millennium Falcon, So Long Princess has acquired a modest following and is slated to represent Harvard in an upcoming battle of the bands competition in Boston. They perform about three times a month, and their biggest single, “Stormtroopers” (“I am a stormtrooper, I’m not a robot”), has helped to propel...
...want anyone seeing me. ” He got his big break during the Freshman Talent Show, where he decided to perform for the first time in public. That was just the beginning. He has placed in the top of the past two Apollo Nights, but he remains modest. “If you interacted with him, you would just not have any idea of so much of the stuff he’s involved with and he would never tell you,” close friend Alison E. Cohen ’07 says. Oladehin says he plans...