Word: symbolics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...intentions. When Bob Dubois migrates to Florida in Continental Drift and has a love affair with a beautiful black woman, Banks sets aside his gritty naturalism, and that is all we learn: she is black and beautiful. Another black woman in that book, a Haitian refugee, remains mostly a symbol of mute, heroic survival, despite chapters devoted...
...name or symbol of the University--such as "Harvard," "Harvard University," "President and Fellows of Harvard College," or the Veritas shield--requires the "prior written approval of the Provost...
...name or symbol of one of Harvard's schools or units--such as "Harvard Business School" or "HarvardInstitute for International Development"--requiresonly the approval of the "responsible authority"of the school or unit...
...tour is a quest for knowledge, a quest most often led by the infamous Crimson Key Society. The Key tour guide becomes a symbol of all that is Harvard to these picture-snapping pilgrims. Lisa Powers, of Durham, N.C., claims that her tour guide was "one of the brightest and most enthusiastic young ladies I have ever...
...from our lives, the water bottle took its place. Poland Spring, Evian, Nalgene bottles, Store 24 water, Crystal Geyser--these bottles and their contents have been spotted in lecture halls and classrooms all over campus. Students carefully choose their source of hydration and carry it around like a status symbol. Valerie-Amanda D. Jackson '01 comments, "I can tell you so many things my water bottle says about my life...