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...pretext that she cannot care for him. Like King Lear, the elderly patriarch is forced to seek the generosity of his progeny. Luckily for him, his youngest daughter, a kind soul named Roxana, welcomes her parent, despite the fact that she dwells in a tiny tenement in Pleasant Villa with her husband and two sons...
...those terms. We are accustomed to hearing the neighbors exclaim over the sudden and precipitous demise of the "nice" young man, who visited his grandparents regularly and mowed the lawn without being asked. And so, for fitting so neatly into both our preconceived notions of "domestic terrorist" and "perfectly pleasant boy next door," Lucas John Helder is our Person of the Week...
...college, she attended the Pastel Ball and then an endless stream of parties—one for each of the 20-odd debutantes. They led up to the culminating event, the Harvest Ball, held over Thanksgiving. “Some of the people were perfectly nice. Lovely manners, very pleasant. But not very interesting,” Hagan says. “I think it was that summer I developed a taste for beer. I would just get so bored at these things and end up, you know, having a little beer now and then...
...pleasant, family-friendly atmosphere in the MAC Quad on Saturday attracted Harvard undergraduates, faculty and staff—and their families, of all ages. It was especially nice that the children of University workers were invited and encouraged to participate in a day of fun and relaxation. The Lowell courtyard kids area featured an eclectic mix of different activities geared to the younger crowd, a nice touch by the University...
...pleasant surprise was the performance of freshman K.C. Cleary, who moved from quarterback to wide-receiver just before the spring game...