Word: strived
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...domestic-disturbance call. All three officers died. That same day, a man from Graham, Wash., distraught that his wife was planning to leave him for another man, shot and killed his five children and then committed suicide. These horrible tragedies are already roiling gun-control advocates. But those who strive to see shotguns sidelined have to cope with another stinging reality: gun sales are soaring. (See pictures of America's gun culture...
...print edition was the ease with which students could peruse all the courses in a particular department. And, in terms of ease, the new online-only version of the Q Guide should list courses by name and not only by number. Most importantly, however, the new online version should strive to be more effectively integrated with the my.harvard shopping tool. In its current state, the Q Guide does not even allow students to access course websites directly, a major and unnecessary inconvenience. In short, we hope that the shift to online guidebooks will improve the guides rather than merely transferring...
...life just pass you. You have to work with both the bad and good in life.” Because of the balance between tragedy and the supernatural, the show becomes touching without being melodramatic. The characters are passionate and have specific personalities, but the cast and crew strive to make their audiences relate with their stories. “These characters, they’re not quite like you, but the things they go through are so relevant,” Hirschenberg said. “The play makes you see your own experiences in a different light...
Many evolutionary scientists believe that those thousands of years of human behavior are no artifact: modern men still strive for status partly because it is an evolutionary advantage for improving reproductive success. But other researchers have disputed that theory by citing data showing that wealthier, higher-status men do not in fact have more children than their less moneyed, lower-status peers. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...committed to informing students about their options and to let Harvard graduates know they can practice outside of Boston. Smith added that he thought the conference gave a home to “a community who wants to get to know each other while pushing each other to strive.” BLSA Co-Chairs Rachel E. Clarke, Katrina J. Copney, and Nicole A. Thompson could not be reached for comment yesterday...