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...novel is narrated by Roth’s authorial alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman, who examines his high school??s star athlete—a man nicknamed “the Swede” (although he, like the narrator, is Jewish). On the very first page Roth explains that the Swede gave the neighborhood the chance to “enter into a fantasy about itself and about the world.” Zuckerman explains, “Our families could forget the way things actually work and make an athletic performance the repository of all their hopes...
...Hughes was called to Torino, Italy to compete in the Winter Olympics, where she placed seventh overall. Hughes—then a junior in high school??had previously been named as an alternate for the event after winning the bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...
After winning the bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Hughes was named the first alternate for the 2006 Winter Olympics. But when Michelle Kwan withdrew due to a hip injury, Hughes—then a junior in high school??found herself flying to Torino on short notice to compete in the Olympics...
...program’s classes, which employ the Business School??s case method teaching style, provide participants with a foundation in topics such as management, negotiation, entrepreneurship, legal issues, and business plan analysis...
...school??s athletic prowess led to a Sports Illustrated feature recognizing Punahou as the nation’s top high school athletic program, which prominently featured a picture of Price playing water polo. She even attended her senior prom with Manti Te’o, the Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year in 2008 and a starter on the gridiron for Notre Dame last season...