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...emphasizing spring and autumn to illustrate the perishability of beauty, the concept of the "pity of things." In Yoshimasa's era, however, gardens moved toward a Zen aesthetic, becoming more serene places of contemplation that favored the use of symbols of eternity such as rocks and sand over the transient beauty of flowers...
Koocher, however, notes that nearly half of DeBergalis’ support base could be gone by the time the 2005 Council race begins. The transient nature of Cambridge’s student population—nearly a quarter of which leaves the city each year—lends itself to creating an unstable constituency...
...Howard laughs as she recounts the long hours she spent at the dharma center as a child, saying “[my sister and I were] frustrated with what it was doing to the family...I got really tired [of it].” But childhood frustrations often prove transient and fickle, and Howard is now doing exactly what she got tired of in elementary school. This Quincy resident is writing a thesis on a specific branch of Tibetan Buddhism for her Sanskrit and Indian Studies concentration...
...know it must seem odd—my finding these newly-minted Red Sox fans so repugnant. After all, college is a time of new and transient loyalties. For those of us who aren’t Harvard legacies, our allegiance to Harvard—an allegiance that the development office will bank on for the rest of our lives—has no stronger foundation than the whim of an admissions officer and perhaps the good time we had pre-frosh weekend. Post-randomization, our allegiance to our Houses is even less deeply rooted...
This experience doesn’t translate to an urban landscape. In Patrick’s district and other inner-city districts with low-performing, highly transient student populations, No Child Left Behind continues to leave behind truly wonderful schools...