Word: sisterly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Radcliffe's transformation hasn't quite followed the Pembroke path, neither has it gone the route of its Seven Sister schools...
...have faced a great deal of sadness in my life--my estranged father's death, my mother's three marriages and divorces, the penalization and death of my sister's best friend. But amidst all of this tragedy, I have also been very lucky. My family fights, just like any other family. But unlike many families, we also know that deep down inside, we really do love each other, and stand by each other during the darkest hours of our lives. In addition, I have had a number of friends turn on me for petty reasons over my life...
...afraid of the Judgment Day?" Sister Mira Anne Nattoli, clad in traditional Muslim robes, asks her fifth- and sixth-grade English class. Today's text is "The Twins and the Missing Math Paper," but the lesson is as much religion as English. "Whoever cheats," a young man reads carefully, "is not a good student of Islam." The students, about 95% African American, wear loose-fitting shirts and headdresses--skullcaps called kufis for the boys and scarves called khimars for the girls. Cleveland's Islamic School of Oasis is in many ways a typical Muslim day school, but with a twist...
...importance of Lent, and tells them to pray to "the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." And all students, Roman Catholic or not, must participate in Catholic prayer. "We're very up front about the fact that we have a formal religion class every day," says Sister Anne Maline, Metro Catholic's principal. "We pray every day, over the p.a. system and in church, and we ask the parents to sign a contract allowing...
...believes he can get the most "leverage" for his investment. For example, he points out that his top $1,600 stipend goes a long way toward the average Catholic school tuition, which is roughly $2,000 to $5,000 annually. I agree with Forstmann on the magic of Sister Mary William and company. If I'd gone to my neighborhood school instead of the parish school, it's doubtful I would have gone to college on scholarship or have the life I now do, the result of diagramming hundreds of sentences and writing countless essays under boot-camp conditions...