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Consider the famous scene in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in which the slave trader Mr. Haley hunts down the heroine Eliza to regain the property that she stole from him. Although readers might conceivably sympathize with Haley as a victim of theft, we in fact only feel sympathy for Eliza. After all, the property she stole is her own five-year-old son. It is Haley, not Eliza, who is being unjust...
Sophomore Jane Alexander and Macadam flied out to begin the top of the fifth inning, but consecutive singles by Krysiak and Schellberg gave Harvard a chance to tie or regain the lead with cleanup hitter Shaw up to bat. Dalrymple stood tall and caught Shaw swinging to fan her fifth batter of the day and end the threat...
...Eadington started to hurt in the third inning, leading to an injury timeout. The pitcher struggled to regain his form, yielding three Brown runs in the frame...
...matter what you do, at the end of the night, you’re going to have to recuperate eventually. First, your ears—if you were one of the lucky ones standing next to the speakers, you might want to give yourself an hour to regain your hearing. If it doesn’t come back, check for bleeding and make an appointment at UHS. Next step? Take preventative measures for your impending hangover. Hit up your favorite Square munchies joint to absorb whatever’s left of the champagne, beer, and other substances in your stomach...
When bubbles burst, they tend to do so with a bang. With the rest of the world still trying to regain its economic footing, authorities in Beijing - and Ordos, for that matter - are hoping they can deflate their housing bubble without a pop. And it's not just the Chinese who should be praying that they can pull...