Word: underdogs
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Clearly, there is a general appreciation for this sort of reversal of fortune; the urge to root for the underdog and against the favorite is a quintessentially human one which extends back to and probably even predates the story of David and Goliath. Still, it is worth examining the odd equalizing urge to hope not only that the little guy makes good in the end, but also that the big guy (i.e. Microsoft) suffers some slings and arrows along...
Harvard, however, was not ready to throw in the towel yet. On Saturday, the Crimson faced off against Columbia again. The Lions had upset Brown the night before as the underdog...
Later that afternoon, the Crimson played Dartmouth, another team the Crimson had beaten soundly during the season. The Big Green, however, had played two matches earlier and earned two big wins as the underdog...
...There are always so many surprises and disappointments in the Ivy League Tournament," Hart said. "The structure itself tends to favor the underdog. It is their last chance to redeem themselves. As the first seed, there is a different attitude. You're playing not to lose rather than playing...
...obvious motivations (the extreme foregrounding of Dr. Sloper's grief for his wife, for example) and higher tides of emotional exclamation ("He must love me, someone must want me," Catherine yells. "I have never had that!"). Moreover, the authors don't ignore that dictum of audience-pleasing, "Let the underdog have her day." In fact, though, this issue of Catherine's eventual self-assertion introduces a major instability to the play. On the one hand, Catherine's recognition of her own worth and her final, shocking declaration of independence are major concessions to the audience's investment...