Word: supportive
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...Roast, Adams' Masquerade, and Quincy's Exorcism are good examples. These are the one-night stands of House events--they feel great while they last, but they're soon forgotten. Insofar as these events are shared among most House members, they are important, but they are too infrequent to support long-lasting bonds among residents, the type of genuine friendships Lewis and others seek...
...invented and perpetuated by the certain type of students who lived in non-randomized houses. Who other than the decadent aesthetes in Adams would indulge in the renowned debauchery of the Masquerade? Who but the social libertines in Dunster--the same folks who sustained a pornography appreciation society--would support a deliciously Pagan feast? Now, supposedly, the artists and Pagan sympathizers are gone, or at least as common as every other type of student, but the traditions remain...
Some traditions, like the Eliot House Evening with Champions, sustain House community amid randomization. To the extent that the Administration and House Masters can support such traditions--extended activities involving a large portion of residents--they should...
...Harvard, counsels families as they navigate their way through the illusions and into the reality of marriage. She says the couples she sees are trying to nurture their relationships along with raising perfect kids and maintaining careers, but in this compartmentalized era, they are without the benefit of support systems of extended families and communities. Couples also expect to be happy. But "the facts of life are very grinding, so the reality of marriage is grinding," says Low, who has been married for 51 years. Marriage is now, as it has always been, hard work. Marriage is not a static...
What if the Channel weather had not abated on June 6? World War II chronicler and Eisenhower biographer Stephen Ambrose argues that without air cover and paratrooper support, the first waves of Allied troops would have been incapable of fighting. Eisenhower could not have withdrawn them. Hitler could have held his positions, and Operation Overlord, the master plan for reconquering Europe, would have disintegrated. Ike would have lost his job, the Churchill government could have fallen, and President Franklin Roosevelt might have failed in his bid for a fourth term...