Word: rite
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ASYLUM GRANTED. To FAUZIYA KASINGA, 19, the woman who fled Togo to avoid a genital-mutilation rite; in Washington. The Immigration Appeals Board ruled that "this level of harm can constitute persecution...
Spectators, from those visiting Harvard Yard for the first time to those who have seen dozens of commencement ceremonies, said they were taken away by the splendor of the rite, which begins with the Middlesex County Sheriff calling the meeting to order by rapping a silver-headed staff on the podium and ends with the peals of bells from 17 churches throughout Cambridge...
...MORNING OF APRIL 15, 38,500 worshippers from all over the world will descend upon the tiny town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In a bizarre rite, they will shed most of their clothes, spread petroleum jelly over the more sensitive parts of their bodies and affix little timekeepers to their shoelaces. Then, as the appointed hour of noon approaches, they will either stand in line at one of the 750 portable toilets or, much to the chagrin of Hopkinton's 10,000 regular residents, go natural. At the report from a gun, they will try to race 26 miles...
...introduces them to the pleasures offered to those who pursue the theoretical life. For others, the thesis may be nothing more than an essay in self-overcoming, as students prove to themselves their ability to compose a substantial research effort. These students regard the thesis as a rite of passage that provides them with ample opportunity to marvel at their own erudition...
Honors from Harvard Law School should not be a rite of passage like receiving one's diploma and heading for private or corporate practice; it should be reserved for those who have performed superbly, not merely well. If 70 percent of students are receiving honors, then the distinction an honors degree confers becomes meaningless, especially to employers who are trying to distinguish among candidates for jobs...