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...debate about Harvard’s House system: the people most likely to need the Houses are also the least likely to talk. The legions of the socially awkward at Harvard are, depending on the degree to which they are awkward, less likely to form a good blocking group, thrive in a student group, or excel in sports—all of which require strong interpersonal skills. Institutionalized relationships—like marriage and sports teams—are important precisely because they feel more secure than non-institutionalized ones. This is why we need real House communities...
...freedom. I, personally, did not feel like I was watching something completely new, but the live visual stimulation felt different enough that I didn’t mind not screaming out the lines (Though, more accurately, I may have whispered them). The cast looked their parts and seemed to thrive on the sexy silliness of it all. In fact, this cast presented my favorite line from the play, which isn’t in the movie: “Silly bitch.” Trust me, it’s hilarious in context...
...Cottonwood Farms is just good, old-fashioned fun. "The idea of being outdoors, the animals, the nature--except for reading about it in storybooks or seeing pictures, this isn't something the kids would get to experience," she says. Such enthusiasm has helped thousands of farmers like Siegel to thrive in the growing business of agricultural tourism. At a time when profit margins for crops have been slashed razor thin by rising costs, "you have to consider agritainment," says Kay Hollabaugh, president of the North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association. An estimated 62 million people visited farms...
...influence among Middle Eastern and European jihadists." Such stories exaggerate the importance of al-Qaeda and al-Zarqawi. He is nothing but a low-level hit man. And now the media have enhanced his grandeur, providing more motivation to the harebrained Islamist yokels terrorizing the world! These people thrive on sensational news stories. Will the media please stop glorifying the horrendous activities of these burned-out thugs and stop labeling them "jihadists"? Brigadier Mateen M. Mohajir (Ret.) Karachi...
...composer died almost three years later, suffering from a bad liver and persistent stomach problems. His work continues to thrive, be it in atrocious Starz commercials, in concert halls, or from the second floor of freshman dorms in Harvard Yard...