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...lacked an identifying street-level sign. Allen counts 15 universities, seven hospitals, 11 business schools and 36 primary and secondary schools around the world as what Opus calls "corporate works," as opposed to personal deeds. It is justly proud of 97 vocational-technical schools worldwide, which deflate the myth that Opus serves only the rich. But very few of the schools and hospitals are legally owned by Opus, which admits only to providing "doctrinal and spiritual formation." It is a tribute to the persistence of Allen and his financial expert, Joseph Harris, that they determined that at least...
Underpinning the book is the myth of Greek goddess Persephone, who spends half the year with her husband, Hades, god of the underworld, and the other half with her mother Demeter, the harvest goddess...
...physical exercise, she's a myth buster when it comes to the notion of no pain, no gain. "You don't have to suffer in order to feel great and look great," she insists. "You don't have to run sprints or do suicides on a basketball court in under 30 seconds...
...Lala ’06 said. “Even men in suits get hit, and they can’t get mad because it’s Holi,” Lala said. Holi commemorates the coming of spring, according to Sandesara. It comes from a Hindu myth about a demon king who tried to punish his son Prahled for worshipping Lord Vishnu, he said. The demon king instructed his daughter Holika to hold Prahled in a fire, Sandesara added, but Lord Vishnu ultimately came to Prahled’s aid, allowing him to survive while Holika burned...
...presumably the dead man’s wife—who starves her children (Barry A. Shafrin ’09 and Laurel T. Holland ’09) and allows them to suffer neglect, sexual trauma, and domestic abuse. The show’s title refers to a myth that pelicans feed their young with their blood, if necessary. Their father’s death sets in motion a chain of events that uncovers the mother’s actions despite years of deception.“Pelican” is especially noteworthy for the freshness of its cast...