Word: quests
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Marco Iannuzzi’s college quest was slightly different than that of many of his peers. He applied to Harvard, and like more than 90 percent of applicants, he was rejected. But unlike most, Iannuzzi tried again. And again...
...self-proclaimed hippie with a never-settled quest for religious understanding, Philip Clayton—a visiting professor this year at the Harvard Divinity School (HDS)—has spent the past year encouraging the exploration of the delicate balance between the study of science and the study of religion, an interest motivated in part by his own uncertainties of faith...
...trip to the great cathedrals of Europe evoked a “longing for something that wasn’t fulfilled,” which, coupled with his rebellious streak, ushered in the start of Clayton’s “inner quest for meaning.” This “tension between the best of rationality and the richness of faith” would continue to manifest itself in Clayton’s scholarship...
While the tennis world has long anticipated Roger Federer's quest for his first title in the French Open (starting May 27) and likely Slam if he finally conquers the slow clay of Roland Garros, it's suddenly Serena, now ranked No. 11, who may steal center court. "It's just amazing what she has done," says the world's No. 5, Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. "When she's on her game, Serena is the best player in the world. It wouldn't surprise me if she won a Grand Slam...
...Romario's quest for the symbolic 1,000th goal has been a lesson in malandragem, as the way of the malandro is known. There is no question he was the greatest goal scorer of his generation, a "creative, straightforward, genius, goal-scoring superstar," in the words of top sports columnist and former Pele World Cup-winning teammate Tostao. Wherever he played, he scored: at home in Brazil, with top European clubs such as Barcelona, and on the international stage, where his genius was crucial to his country's 1994 World Cup victory...