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...down while Smith’s deep voice implores, “people are fragile things you should know by now, be careful what you put them through.” Similarly, the up-tempo punctuated guitar in “Blood” propels toward the murderously insistent refrain, “blood runs through your veins, that’s where our similarity ends.” Later, in “Fingers in the Factories,” feedback-laden guitars charge along a simple, violent drumbeat, running together through harsh lyrics (think “dark...
...With a grin, Wheeler maintains that he’s still the fun-loving guy that all his friends knew in college, but just has significantly less time to party these days. SILENT SERVICEUnlike tattoo-clad Delany, Joseph K. Cooper ’07 tends to refrain from advertising his past military service. After high school, Cooper’s lackluster academic performance made him think that a college education may not be the best next step. He enlisted in 1998 and spent four years in the infantry in Korea, Egypt and Washington, ending with the rank of sergeant. Upon...
...feel very far from that myself." Forgiveness is wonderful and liberating and redemptive, of course. But it has almost become the standard these days. We used to hear about the power of forgiveness from the pulpit; now we get it as another word for moving on, the constant refrain of daytime talk shows and self-help books. Psychologists believe that forgiveness can heal deep trauma, but the concept has become so commonplace that everybody publicly asks for it, from Bill Clinton (for marital infidelity) to celebrities (for assorted addictions) to third-world countries (for debt). We've become so used...
...current lack of a universal accreditation for online schools should not stand in the way of an otherwise worthy initiative. The glut of for-profit schools in the online school industry raises questions about the fairness of the government subsidizing students attending these schools. But the government should not refrain from funding students at online schools just because those schools happen to be for-profit institutions. Such a move would cause unjustifiable harm to students on federal aid and would lead to a large decrease in online options for their students. While there are concerns about the quality of online...
...Peacekeeper: She loves everyone and doesn’t want any trouble and often arranges little meetings to facilitate nice dialogue between group members to ensure everyone’s happiness. Her refrain is, “I just wish there was a way we could fit everyone.” Alas, Peacekeeper, there isn’t any such way, which is why our next character comes into being...