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...speaking of siblings, that's where my family is the true "peculiar institution." Four sons. Can you believe it? Four white males. In the public forum of The Crimson's Opinion page, I demand that my parents create equally within my sibling pool. Mom and Dad, get cracking, you've got at least four females...
This is certainly peculiar behavior for student representatives. Their consideration of a fee increase evidently reflects pervasive student demand to give more money to the council. Yet, considering how to make the refund procedure more difficult seems to indicate a fear that many more students will attempt to raclaim their fees. Perhaps the council is devising a noble plan to save us from our worst pecuniary instincts...
...again, Schami's narrative tactic seems more like salesmanship. He uses this structure not for any purpose so much as to revel in it for its sake. Modern authors like Calvino use a similar framework to lay bare all the peculiar social and intellectual conventions of reading , to strike at the very heart of our understanding of narrative, to unravel the fabric of reality-to bring the universe of perception to its knees. Schami uses it because it's cool and exotic...
...residential real estate market in Cambridge is a peculiar state of forced equilibrium. The tenants aren't moving, the landlords aren't buying and the rents just stay the same...
...theory, this disorder is caused by the decrease in light [that occurs during the winter]," Heatherton said. "Studies have measured people's moods from season to season and found many to be feelings sad and dysphoric during winter." This might explain the peculiar winter phenomenon characterized by the urge to burrow deep within one's blankets and skip all classes in favor of watching soap operas...