Word: sheerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...deal with their losses. Last summer I moved my family from Fitchburg to a rural area, hoping that the small town atmosphere and change of environment would be good for my children. Several things happened and problems escalated to the point where out of sheer frustration, their father slapped our oldest daughter across the face. The next day both of my children went to the school officials and I was informed that the incident would be reported to DSS. They did not even contact us until almost a week later. When the social worker came, he demanded that their father...
...uniquely beautiful afternoon and, caught up in the scenery as I was, I almost missed all the commotion around the John Harvard statue. By sheer accident I glanced over and saw 30 or so young kids, perhaps 11 years old, clustered around an older gentleman who was apparently serving as their guide. He was, not surprisingly, telling them all about the "Statue of the Three Lies" (although, keenly aware of his audience, he mercifully omitted the "Hoar House" anecdote). When he had finished, he called out, "So, do you guys want to take a picture with the statue?" The unanimous...
...beaming parents, was undaunted. HRO could do no wrong on Friday night and it wasn't just because of the paternal and maternal affection that radiated from the three-quarters-full auditorium. The orchestra earned its ovations, moving through three very dissimilar pieces with grace and energy; the sheer scale of the undertaking, especially in a work as complex as "Petrushka," was impressive...
Whether because of Kelly's engaging methods or the sheer attraction of the famous works of music, "First Nights" has been immensely popular...
...Undergraduate Council, the crucial question regarding gender equality is no longer one of sheer numbers. There are motivated females on the council. In order to increase their numbers, though, we have to show potential candidates an environment that is open to their advancement. There are no easy solutions to getting women involved with or in power on the council, but using gender as a political weapon is one sure and consistent way to turn away the best this campus has to offer. Until we as a society come to grips with the problems we have with gender, the council cannot...