Word: passional
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...conceptions of my peers, as well as of intellectual life at Harvard, have been thrown into turmoil. I now question the value of intellectual passion in a world that seems increasingly to be based on grades, course requirements and career prospects. I question the effectiveness and sensibility of our cutthroat GPA and exam-based academic structure. But I also question the mindset of science professors and of my fellow students. At what point did professors automatically expect that their students studied their subject matters because of career requirements rather than intellectual appeal? Why are so many of my fellow students...
...junior shared a suite with three other girls and flipped hamburgers at the Grille. A private school graduate, Barbara smiled and socialized her way through the day wearing blue jeans and floppy tops—then sat down to churn out ten-page papers at night. Out of a passion for urban planning, she spent hours riding the T and wandering Boston. She had dated boys in Lowell and Kirkland, but only knew one in Quincy...
Stacey J. Sublett ’05 is a government concentrator in Lowell House. When not fending off cockroaches, Stacey enjoys long walks along the harbor, cozy dogs and Elvis Costello. But this Jersey girl’s real passion lies in her love for Aaron McGruder, Carrot Top movies and performance art. In her last year at Harvard, Stacey hopes to actually draw a funny cartoon. Please let her know how she’s doing at sublett@fas.harvard.edu. Look for her cartoon on Mondays...
...hockey is an acquired taste, a regional sport that is slowly suffering in the warmer sections of the United States, then the Beanpot at least demonstrates the continuing passion Boston has for the game...
Mayr displayed signs of his future passion at a young age. At age 10, he could correctly identify species of local birds simply by hearing their calls, according to an obituary published in Bloomberg News...