Word: thrive
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...them were sure that they would thrive in what was at that point a minority membership,” Freehling said...
...overcome our blind spots and more intelligently hedge our bets. In laboratories and on shooting ranges, there are people who study what happens to bodies and minds under extreme duress. Military researchers conduct elaborate experiments to try to predict who will melt down in a crisis and who will thrive. Police, soldiers, race-car drivers and helicopter pilots train to anticipate the strange behaviors they will encounter at the worst of times. Regular people can learn from that knowledge, since, after all, we will be the first on the scene of any disaster...
...pouring rain with sideways wind,” Devine said. “But we’ve rowed in ice and snow this spring, so we took those conditions and instead of being defeated by them we said to ourselves we love this kind of weather. We thrive in this kind of weather...
...Like a fairly significant number of other Harvard students, I have succumbed to the siren song of the gossip blogosphere. I thrive on constant updates on campus celebrities. I check SexandtheIvy.com.I consider IvyGate a legitimate news source. I’ve even been known to visit CampusOTR. With papers unfinished and take-home exams gathering dust, I follow the every move of such luminaries as Lena Chen and “Lamont Guy” with bated breath. But why are they so fascinating...
...hall at Harvard Law School (HLS) Friday. Gawley, an HLS graduate, focused his talk on the highly publicized all-in-one contracts of big-name stars such as Madonna and Jay-Z. He said that despite the threat of music piracy to CD sales, the music industry continues to thrive with profitable tours and merchandising. “Music has never been more popular,” said Gawley, adding that he is not convinced by claims of the record industry’s imminent demise. “The music industry will survive, but in what form...