Word: pleasants
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...wisdom to younger students based not only on the knowledge of things that I have done, but also from chances I have missed. More importantly, though, regret is not something to relegate to the dusty recesses of your mind this week just because it isn’t pleasant to dwell on it in a time of constant celebration. Realizing that there are still things I want to accomplish—things that I did not experience at Harvard—will help me map out my post-graduate life. My past regrets will guide my future priorities...
...think [administrators] were more interested in the Puritan ideology than in gender,” says LaMonte.“[The deans] probably enjoyed the times when women could visit because it kind of gave a party atmosphere,” says Royce. “It was very pleasant to look at, so it wasn’t a thing of ‘keep it masculine,’ but I’m sure it was a thing of ‘keep it pure.’”Gates explains that people were less...
...pleasant surprise for Cline is the attitude shift accompanying the late-night Lamont...
...fifth lunar month, paddlers race to a drummer's beat in a long, narrow boat decorated at bow and stern with a dragon's head and tail. Pollonais-Britt, 52, climbed aboard with 21 co-workers for what she thought would be a few practice sessions and one pleasant day on the water. Fast-forward nine months, and she is helping lead the Kaiser Permanente Dragon Healers' weekly training runs as the team prepares to race in at least three festivals this year. "Our first day back on the water this season was in February, with hail, rain, freezing cold...
...smoker, I understand how pleasant it would be to simply walk into a bar and demand that it cater to my particular smoke-free preferences, but what gives me the right to impose my personal choices on others? In a liberal democratic society, tolerance of harmless actions is a virtue that enables the peaceful functioning of society—“each person should enjoy maximum liberty, consistent with the like liberty of others.” J.S. Mill’s tolerance, rather than teetotalers, ought to be the model...