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...first book, Gynesis: Configurations of Women and Modernity, published in 1985, is part of the canon of post-structuralist feminist theory—a strain of theory that treats gender as a largely social construct imposed on biological differences. “I became fascinated by this group of people who seemed to be trying to understand the post-war world,” Jardine says...
...bench minor for too many men on the ice three-quarters of the way through an otherwise flawless penalty kill set up a third power play. But despite the constant strain on its defenders at the back, the Crimson bent without breaking, surrendering mildly threatening chances, but no golden opportunities, keeping the net unviolated...
...athletic aspect, sports serve as one of the few sources of competition in our lives that doesn’t involve the median and curve of our Ec 10 hourly exam. They often also provide us with a close-knit group of teammates as buddies, thereby eliminating the strain of having to form friendships using only our stereotypically limited social abilities as Harvard students...
Harris, who is also Master of Cabot House, said that while advising and integration were benefits of a Yale-like system, a shift might strain an already heavily-burdened House system...
...them an 1868 painting--The Peacemakers, by George P.A. Healy--that portrays Abraham Lincoln at the end of the Civil War, meeting with his generals about how to occupy the South. The President pointed to the grim visage of the Great Emancipator and said, "Look at the lines of strain on his face." As bad as things get, Bush doesn't let such marks show...