Word: succession
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...attempt to explain her return to Christianity, moving from the idyllic New Orleans of her 1940s childhood to the renunciation of her Catholic faith - indeed, of all faiths - during her student years and after in 1960s San Francisco. Rice's reminiscences about her ensuing atheist period and the success of her decidedly irreligious vampire novels are tinged with some sorrow; she moves earnestly on to the 90s, years in which, she says, a benevolent deity "hunted" her down until she gave in and accepted His divine love...
...behind him, Adlai Stevenson replied, “Thank you, but I need a majority to win.” Again, sadly, he was right—this time, twice over; he lost to Ike by a landslide, and, fifty years later, White House aspirants are still appealing, with success, to blinkered self-righteousness and total thoughtlessness.James M. Larkin ’10, a Crimson associate editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Quincy House...
...every school and publicized the event on their Web site, but she recognized that they could “probably do better in terms of advertising.” “Every year we make notes so that next year’s fair can be even more successful,” she said. The fair seems to have been a success, but Cannon emphasized the work that goes into planning it. “Organizing a successful fair takes more time than people realize,” Cannon said. “We try to utilize resources...
...Fast-forward a decade or so to my first real internship. Bringing first job jitters into this idiotic equation that is my approach to life, it was clear that any attempt at success in this new realm they call “the office” would be futile. For someone who sweats the simple stuff, a summer internship in midtown Manhattan is a veritable hell on earth. Life hands me lemons, and I can’t even figure out how to slice them...
...ability to go after the deep ball, catch the ball in traffic and come down with it, and make plays after the catch.As his high school’s single-season and career leader in touchdowns, receptions, and all-purpose yards, Richards is certainly no stranger to success and stardom on the gridiron. This coming Saturday, he will finally get his chance to show what he can do. ADAM CHRISSISWhile many incoming football players will spend their rookie season learning the playbook and working out in the weight room, freshman wide-out Adam Chrissis will instead be gearing...