Word: moment
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Highlight Reel:1. An epiphany beneath the huge statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro: "Suddenly the clouds broke, revealing the giant figure of Jesus Christ above us, with His outstretched arms. The moment was beyond any rational description...I had come thousands of miles to stand here. And here was the Lord. The clouds quickly closed over the statue; then broke and revealed the statue again. How many times this happened I don't remember. I do remember a kind of delirium...I didn't acknowledge faith in these moments at the foot of the statue...
...reason than to see what would happen. I did it because I felt it was an interesting thing to do. I will never forget all my life that little boy's scream as he fell...I mention it now because I think I knew evil and wrong in that moment...
...annual senior survey showed that nearly a fifth of work-force bound students in the Class of 2008 were going into business, finance and consulting without considering them ideal careers. A fifth of some of the brightest minds in the country are sulking, at this very moment, behind their desks as they crunch numbers in Manhattan. They could not be saved, President Faust. But at least the Class of 2009 could...
...regret it.” Under ordinary circumstances we would have heeded your warning. But this was Commencement, and your audience was too busy thinking of all the drunken Facebook photos they would have to de-tag before moving to Manhattan. They were gone, President Faust, but at that moment you figured that by crippling Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG and WaMu you could save future Harvard students from pursuing careers they cared little about...
...APRIL M. VAN BURENCONTRIBUTING WRITERYou know that moment in a movie, a play, or a TV show where the sexual tension between the two main characters finally explodes in a tumult of fiery passion? The defining moment where a pair of lovers finally embrace and let their feelings take physical form? The quintessential “first kiss” scene? This typical romantic fanfare doesn’t find a place in the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of “Stop Kiss.” Though the title might lead an audience to assume...