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...think there is such a morbid fascination with certain suicides, sometimes even centuries after they took place? Because suicides are like riddles with the answers left out. So people are constantly struggling to find that "aha" moment - the event or encounter that pushed someone over the edge from sadness to suicide. There is this need to know what made them do it - and, perhaps, how it could have been prevented...
...Consider: Brown's novel proposed an alternate history of Christianity, wherein a bitter schism took place shortly after Jesus' death, between the mean patriarchal faction who concealed Jesus' marriage and the nice faction consisting of startlingly liberal first-wave feminists. In other words, The Da Vinci Code recasts the history of Christianity into something that looks a lot more like the history of ... Islam, wherein an early schism took place between the Sunnis and the Shi'ites. Could the book's passionate following in a predominantly Christian America express a secret, even unconscious sympathetic identification with Islam? Or a repressed...
While the television show will naturally reach a much larger audience than the course ever has, we hope that this extension of information beyond Harvard also takes place on the Internet and in other media forms other than television. To that end, it is encouraging to see that the show’s website already includes interactive online content that will enable viewers to participate more actively in the debates they encounter on the show. Each episode features discussion guides at beginner and advanced levels; there are also pop quizzes, discussion circles, and downloadable versions of the readings...
While the selection is limited, the atmosphere is rowdy, and the service is subpar, the Quincy Grille is the only place to get food where everybody knows your name. Whether ordering mozz sticks, chicken fingers, a cheeseburger, or sweet potato fries, chances are the person serving it is someone you had in section, someone you hooked up with, or your blockmate. While you can only pay for this greasy goodness with cash, you can always ask your teammate sitting at the table over to spot...
...first weekend of competition, finishing fourth at the inaugural Women’s Antonia Schuman Trophy, hosted by MIT.The co-ed team split its squad between the Harry Anderson Trophy, hosted by Yale, and the Central One Series regatta, hosted by Tufts, where Harvard took home ninth- and seventh-place team finishes, respectively. A freshman co-ed contingent also competed at the one-day Northeastern Invite at Boston University over the weekend.“Our results were alright for our first weekend of competition,” Charles said. “We have three juniors studying abroad this...