Word: unexpectedness
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Before the title story of the collection was published in the 2001 debut fiction issue of The New Yorker, where Freudenberger worked as an editorial assistant, the 26-year-old had taught English in Bangkok and New Delhi. Four of the five stories in Lucky Girls are drawn from her...
But the new force must transcend traditional military culture as well. The State Department would have to be directly involved in the training, which would include some basic diplomatic skills-knowledge of Islamic culture and mores, familiarity with the Koran and language proficiency. The X-Peacekeepers would also have to...
My father, an artist with a keen aesthetic sense, was adamant that his dream home purchase be no multi-gabled McMansion. In fact, anything built within the last century would not suffice, and I’ve always lived in good-natured old houses, full of the creaks, drafty windows...
Perhaps this is the common downfall of the English major. I still wear the shirt—it’s comfortable, and it fits better than most of the t-shirts I own. And I still think there’s much rich irony to be had, although perhaps...
The strategy wasn’t unexpected; Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet and Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni mentioned how effective it was when Harvard deployed it’s two sizable defenseman against the Big Green’s top line.