Word: sisterly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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During Freshman Week, I was confused by the plethora of activities sponsored by Radcliffe College. The Radcliffe Convocation, the Radcliffe president's speech at the Opening Exercises, the complimentary mug from the Radcliffe Alumni Association...I knew that Radcliffe had been the sister school of Harvard back in ages past, but I wondered about the current purpose of Radcliffe, now that Harvard is a completely co-educational institution...
...time when few could afford drapes , was forced to place his four children in foster homes. One of the first was a boardinghouse for sick children, run by Seventh-Day Adventists, where Arthur stayed until he was five. His father visited on Sundays. When Arthur and his sister Doris started singing Jesus Loves Me, their father decided it was time for them to leave...
...might describe himself as a member of Generation X if he knew what that was. His life revolves around his family. The death of his father has left Gilbert in charge, and as his once-beautiful mother's way of mourning is to wallow in grotesque obesity, his older sister Amy (Laura Harrington) has taken over the maternal role. The Grape family is frozen in time. Momma's immobility reduces her to a permanent state of infancy, and mentally handicapped brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio) needs constant supervision...
...sorry state of Pakistan's ruling dynasty on the 66th anniversary of the birth of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Nusrat's husband, Benazir's father and Pakistan's Prime Minister before General Zia had him hanged in 1979. The rift is not just mother against daughter, but also brother against sister. Accused of terrorism by the Zia regime, Murtaza Bhutto, 39, Nusrat's eldest son, has been in jail since November. After 16 years of exile abroad, he came home to claim a provincial seat he had won in absentia in the same elections that brought his older sister to power...
...rule. That is, until Murtaza gets out of jail. Even on bail, he will, by local Muslim tradition, automatically assume the leadership of the vast Bhutto clan. With his mother's help and the support of Pakistan's male- dominated Muslim society, brother Murtaza will be stalking his sister throughout her days in power...