Word: towards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...feel that responsibility even now. Phillips Brooks House is easily the largest organization on campus, with about one fifth of the student body participating in its programs. And the number of students who opt to defy Harvard's covert and not-so covert attempts to point all of us toward careers in consulting and investment banking in favor of jobs "with a conscience" is fast rising...
...impulsivity would snowball. She would be told not to touch something--whether a car's gearshift or a radio or a computer. You'd say 'Don't touch,' and she would look at you and you could see she heard, but you'd see her hand slowly moving toward it--and she knew if she touched it, she would have to take a time out or lose her TV privileges--but she would touch it anyway. And when the consequences happened, she would have an hourlong temper tantrum. It made for a no-fun life...
...things--Chinese martial arts, medicine and Chinese painting," she says. "There's a whole way of looking at things that is so different from ours." Cunneen suggests sampling the full range to gain the maximum benefit. "Qi Gong is more than just movement," she says. "It's an attitude toward life and a way of eating and taking care of one's health. These balanced ways of living feed one another...
...Palestinian territories. Still, the airport is a tangible gain from the Wye Accord, and Arafat is using it to show the benefits of the peace process. But Israel's controlling hand may take the wind out of his sails. "If this is indeed a sign of progress toward a Palestinian state," says Hamad, "then it's a very clear indication of the type of independence that state will have...
...promised yourself it wouldn't happen, but it has: with the holiday season barreling toward you at alarming speed, the amount of gifts you've garnered for your loved ones totals a big fat zero. Do you 1) Trudge through department stores that are heaving with humanity, grab anything you can find on the scorched-earth shelves, and hope that the winter sniffles you pick up in the bargain will satisfy your boundless guilt? Or 2) Make a nice large mug of hot chocolate, boot up the computer and have all your holiday shopping done in the time it takes...