Word: sadnesses
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...forces - seem comfortable framing military obligation in terms of duty and honor, and in which the media's badge of heroism is conferred on those who are merely victims (only for it to be ripped off again when the victims behave less like heroes than heels). It is a sad and miserable tale...
...desk of some University Hall administrator. They could, however, mean the difference between small improvements that make a big difference to the student experience and the stagnation in student life that marked the 1990s, when Harvard’s student satisfaction scores plummeted. Faust must keep that sad memory firmly in the past by ensuring that the new dean cares deeply about the experiences of students at the College...
...math teacher’s test questions (“5. A math teacher is frightened 95% of the time. How many hours a day is he frightened? What is he so afraid of?”), a Crayola color-namer’s recent colors (“Sad Red…Really Sad Blue…Divorce Sienna…Divorce Brown”), and a host of other scenes that form a whir of brief, existential episodes.By playing with our notions of youth, Rich pulls off in short bursts what Roald Dahl did so well...
...woman,” “I’m a gay man; I can’t become a politician,” or, “We used three condoms there’s no way I’ll become political.” The sad truth is that politics over the past century has been spreading into every ethnic, economic, and social level...
...floors of Mass. Hall. However, this should not be looked upon as a beneficial consolidation of freshman housing. Discontinuing the long tradition of housing first-year Harvard students in Mass. Hall both undermines the building’s long tradition of housing students and indicates a sad transfer of energy away from the integration of students and administrators. Mass. Hall—built in 1720—is the oldest standing building at Harvard and the second-oldest standing academic building in the United States (behind the Wren Building at The College of William and Mary). Originally constructed...