Word: profoundity
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...Those facing personal quandaries can consult resident "bibliologists" who dispense reading prescriptions ($56). When one young expat recently sought to palliate his profound distaste for London, therapist Ella Berthoud suggested Oliver Twist. She reasoned that he "might identify with the street urchins through whose disillusioned but ever hopeful eyes Dickens' London is observed...
...hailing it as one of the most influential works of our time. But to his credit, Tucker avoids preaching to the choir or trying to win over skeptics. His mission is not to defend the worthiness of Scarface but to establish the boundaries of this drug opus' lasting and profound influence. As a historian, Tucker is fair, acknowledging the film's many faults and the gradual emergence of a vast, underground fan base. And he spends a good many chapters detailing the ways in which the movie reached beyond the theater, inspiring everyone from TV producers to music executives...
...Mason Fellows, working professionals from developing nations who are students at the Kennedy School. Additional funds will also support students who are applying this spring for other graduate programs, Mauzy said. “We’re able to take our basic mission, which is a profound interest in the power of governance and to solve real problems, and build to create these professorships and provide significant support to students,” Mauzy said. In enacting these changes, the institute is refocusing its mission on providing real-world solutions to problems facing democratic governance, officials said...
...Among the holy trinity of political groups on campus—the Harvard College Democrats, Harvard Republican Club, and the Institute of Politics—the irony is particularly profound, of course. For Harvard’s future politicos, November 5th marked the beginning of the preseason. And only a week later, the rumors are already beginning to swirl...
...known for his books “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World,” “Congo,” “Sphere,” and the movies they became, though I would argue that one of his most profound accomplishments was “ER.” Using his background as a trained physician, Crichton not only created and wrote a convincing television series that revealed the chaos of a typical urban emergency room, but he also did so with a previously unparalleled level of accuracy. Though past...