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...sense that things had changed between me and my old boarding school buddies. One of them made a passing remark about me being “all Harvard now.” No one makes a fool of Cabot Lowell Wigglesworth III like that...
...seemed like he’d only talk on two occasions—when he was making some sarcastic remark or when he was mad at himself,” Richardson says. “Whatever he said must’ve been funny. His teammates thought he was hilarious. But he just didn’t talk—hardly called for the ball or anything. He led by example...
...issues,” “[t]he frequent misspelling of minority student names” and in “[t]he application of stereotypes to manipulate the perception of minorities.” In many ways, the subtleties are more harmful than any blatantly racist remark because their nature cannot be proven with the hard facts that society has come require as a prerequisite for action...
...siren call became too tempting, especially after an offhand-yet-impeccably-timed remark made last spring. She and Edison were lounging around the spacious apartment they share in Hong Kong's Mid-Levels when Chen observed that her brother's life looked "kinda fun." During a radio interview the next day, Edison was asked if either of his two sisters (eldest sister Olivia is a marketing manager in Hong Kong) wanted to be artists. He responded that Tricia did, and the media spread the news. Paparazzi started chasing her. Not long after, Albert Yeung, chairman of Emperor Entertainment Group...
...PATRIOT Act, especially considering Attorney General John Ashcroft’s now infamous dissent-on-dissent: “To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists.” This is a gravely troubling remark from the chief law enforcement officer in the country, whose job it is to uphold the Constitution. By equating dissent with disloyalty, the administration has tried its hardest to stifle meaningful public discussions on its measures...