Word: strives
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Probably the largest number of Harvard and Radcliffe students choose to strive. Strivers respect the academic system and its requirements. Humble in the presence of so much to be learned, they tackle their reading assignments from page one. They want to learn what a book or a course wants to teach. They pick courses for the utility of their subject matter; sometimes, in their devotion, exceeding concentration requirements. And they try hard to be present at every lecture, to compile a complete set of notes, to hand in all papers on time. Some Strivers copy a friend's notes...
...time, he pursues either hard work or gimmicky cleverness exclusively, he inevitably fails in the end. He has probably not mastered either technique, but tried to Scoff through a rugged lower level Gen Ed course or Strive through creative writing...
...expanded to its full glory at this time of year, is not kind to Skippers. It may be comfortable enough to Skip along all year, but when confronted with a ten foot brick wall of exams, logic and public opinion demand something more consistent. One should either try to Strive over the wall or Scoff around it, not simply bumble happily among the bricks...
...name brand" tires provide satisfactory performance, while all private brands are built to "less demanding specifications." Actually, this is not the case. While your article has done a service in steering consumers away from unsafe tires, it has done a great disservice to the private brands that sincerely strive to provide an equal or superior tire when compared to the majors...
...need not fear that their own jobs will be grabbed away. Instead of contributing to unemployment, women have tended to take the kind of jobs that men seldom strive for. In fact, the new U.S. equal-pay law may cost women some of their jobs because-other things being equal-many companies prefer to hire men. Many women prove reluctant to take on heavy responsibility or to boss men on the job. Supervisors complain that they have a higher absenteeism rate than men-6.5 days a year v. five days-partly because men do not have babies. Some labor leaders...