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What if this Douglas character turns out to be just as dominating as his predecessor? What if he ruthlessly crushes all opposition with barely a swipe, nary a bead of sweat? For some reason, these questions sound rather familiar...
...classes with Jon this semester, so I got to spend reading period trapped in the library with him. Actually, the libraries. You see, Jon needs to change his study atmosphere frequently in order to maintain the proper psychological outlook towards his work. So I got to watch him wipe sweat off his over-furrowed brow and make funny gurgling noises in Adams House Library, Quincy House Library, Lamont Library, Cabot Library and the Kennedy School Library. Not to mention the dining halls, our common room...
...schedule would have quite a few advantages. First of all, Harvard students could enjoy the winter holidays. We could actually relax; we could spend time with family and friends without feeling guilty for not studying. Under the current system, we are anxious during the holidays and reading period, we sweat through our exams at the end of January and we begin the second semester after only a few days of rest--only three days if we have the last exam! If exams were completed before break, we could rest for a few weeks and be more psychologically ready for another...
...member than a pet," she says. Indeed, the historic relationship of man and pig, dating back nearly 2 million years, is complex. Such phrases as pig out, pigheaded and hog fat suggest distaste for an ungainly critter that spends most of its time wallowing in muck. (Pigs have few sweat glands and need mud -- or preferably, clean water -- to protect themselves from heat stroke.) But China's Year of the Pig represents prosperity, and pigs have been linked with deities in many cultures...
...Naisbitt and Aburdene, market is always the operative word. As proof of a resurgence in the arts, they report that "during the Renoir show at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the museum shop sold $8.3 million worth of T shirts, sweat shirts, exhibition catalogs, posters, and appointment calendars. At $2 apiece Renoir shopping bags grossed $100,000." There are no figures on how many visitors actually looked at the paintings...