Word: rite
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...positive side is House spirit," he said. "It's almost like a rite of spring...
Leaving for college has long been an American rite of passage. A time when newfound hopes, expectations and independence tend to obscure the childhoods left behind. But the stories of our early years are important ones. Harvard families have confronted a variety of challenges, from dealing with the effects of globalization to the loss of a loved one. They have also encountered unique joys, such as a commitment to a family member in need and the satisfaction of a relationship made stronger through hardship. Long before and long after they arrive at Harvard, students' relationships with their parents and families...
...teens, there's no sweeter rite of passage than getting a driver's license. But an increasing number of them are driving to their deaths. While fatalities for most drivers have dropped in the past two decades, traffic deaths of newly licensed 16-year-olds surged about 50% between 1975 and 1996. Even more troubling than the rising body count are the reasons behind it. Alcohol, the main culprit in teen accidents in the '80s, is now much less of a problem, thanks to a major educational blitz. Instead, safety specialists blame the sort of naive errors that killed Wells...
However, upon closer examination, the storydoesn't appear to be necessarily focused on theatrocities that Pinkerton enacts againstButterfly. Interestingly, Butterfly is neverreferred to as "Madame Pinkerton," except byherself, even after her marriage. Rather, as thetitle suggests, the story is perhaps moreevocative of CioCio San's rite of passage from"Butterfly" to "Madame Butterfly...
...start of a lecture to plug an upcoming jam, more offbeat spectacles have taken place. In December, the Phoenix S.K. final club sent its new members to Literature and Arts B-51, "First Nights: Five Performance Premieres" to show off their legs and moves while dancing to Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring." In another unrelated incident, another final club initiate grunted through "Astronomy 14" and "Economics 1011" dressed as a caveman...