Word: transformative
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...power to transform ourselves raises the question of whether we are changing from nature's creation into man's invention. So we ask athletes to maintain an authenticity that we don't want to-to be museum pieces of purity. Is that hypocritical? Yes, because the fan-athlete relationship is inherently hypocritical: fans want sports heroes to be more admirable than the rest of us. We used to worship athletes for being mightier, faster, greater than we could imagine. The day may come when we gather in stadiums-with our bought-and-paid-for brains, bodies and libidos-and cheer...
Such an ambitious play required their stage to change appearance; Cabot is a rarely used theatrical venue. “We were able to transform the Cabot JCR into a theatrical space. There was already a stage, so it was just a question of building risers” Lawler reports. “We transformed it into a great place for shows.” The authors hope that future productions will be able to utilize the renovated space...
...story of Loker Commons is a real tragedy. In 1992, Harvard received a $7 million donation from philanthropist Katherine Bogdonovich Loker to transform the basement of Memorial Hall into a student center. The plans were explicitly designed to fill a void in student social life—originally calling for a late-night coffee house as well as refreshment areas “conducive to socializing.” Loker Commons was part of a massive synchronized renovation on campus—turning what was once the Freshman Union into the humanities complex now known as the Barker Center while...
...picture that Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola haven't already colored in, and as a result the novel is a bit of a grab bag. We follow the later careers of consigliereTom Hagen, who becomes a politician in Nevada, and singer Johnny Fontane, who, like Frank Sinatra, "helped transform Las Vegas ... into the fastest growing city in the United States." We also see more of Michael's sad-sack brother Fredo Corleone, who turns out to be a self-hating bisexual, and--in case you cared--the late Sonny Corleone's daughter Francesca...
...Those are things you never really know until you spend a lot of time in critical situations around an athlete,” Murphy continues. “And that has helped Ryan transform from a very solid college quarterback in terms of physical skills into a great college quarterback, who is a legitimate professional prospect...