Word: rite
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...Droit de Passage,” or “Rite of Passage,” depicts society’s treatment of women, depicting a dark rape scene set in the water of a mangrove forest. According to Cauvin, women often “pay with their bodies...
...things in the following proportions: 4% ordinary atoms; 23% "dark matter," whose nature is still unknown; and 73% "dark energy," the equally mysterious force whose antigravity effect is speeding up the cosmic expansion. "This," says astrophysicist John Bahcall, of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., "is a rite of passage for cosmology, from speculation to precision science...
...probably takes 20 years to appreciate book reviewing for what it is—a primitive rite,” writes Mailer to novelists facing poor reviews, preempting any criticism of his own book...
Almost like a grating and unnecessary rite of passage, Harvard first-years traditionally have had to find upperclass students to swipe them into most Houses. Thankfully, the days of idle first-years huddling around entryway doors and House courtyards on Saturday nights may soon be over. Last Wednesday, the Committee on House Life (CHL) proposed that House masters allow first-years keycard access to all the Houses. While ideally, the masters would approve 24-hour universal keycard access (UKA) for all students, the extension of keycard access for first-years is a step in the right direction. And the arguments...
...know where I'm going to find them. There was a standard shoe for spring-summer--a T-strap white sandal with the holes poked out in front--and also a classic saddle fall-winter shoe. Buster Brown made good ones; so did Stride Rite...