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...shyness. Mansfield has noticed this shyness to a degree among his students, usually as a trait that is more pronounced in males due to their need to prove a certain degree of manliness. (Note: see the professor’s upcoming book.) Mansfield said he tends to approach more quiet students by asking them more simple questions—where they are from or what they watch on television. He also tries to tell them jokes. Once students feel comfortable, he said, usually their intelligence takes over and they are eager to share their ideas. This comfort, then, allows...
...Joseph Kvedar, a HMS assistant professor of dermatology who was finishing his residency when Sharpe was just beginning his own, remembered Sharp as “a quiet man who didn’t socialize much...
...with slicked-back hair who uses an Ionic Breeze Quadra. The Quadra filtering device has a patented “Zenion Effect” that positively charges incoming air, then directs it towards the negative charged grid, which catches particles and pushes out clean air. It’s quiet and cheap, and eliminates odors and chemical fumes in your home—and home air may be five times more polluted than that outside. Use it the next time someone has an accident during your party—you’ll thank yourself...
...downfall,” he says, “was that I was just too quiet. I never tried to be dramatic just to get on the camera.” He continues, “After all, getting a few more minutes on ‘Survivor’ is not going to help me get through law school.” But, it has definitely helped him score a few modeling jobs and magazine covers, not your typical law school fare...
...when Lamont closes its doors, there are few other quiet, study-conducive places for students to go. House libraries also close relatively early, leaving undergraduates stranded in poorly lit dining halls or their oftentimes noisy bedrooms to study late into the night. First-year students and the residents of some Houses even lack the luxury—if it could be called that—of an open dining hall...