Word: vigor
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...this influx of smart, seemingly-qualified students, the admissions office instituted a new framework with which to admit applicants; instead of just academic accomplishments and IQ tests, the admissions department would take into account human attributes like “moral character” and “manly vigor.” In following that philosophy, Wilbur J. Bender ’27, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid from 1952 to 1960, described his ideal Harvard student as “a good, healthy extrovert...
...can’t help but wonder whether her impending marriage forced a drastic reimagining of her sound. It’s been a while since she’s had the youthful vigor to pound out something like her perennially catchy single “All I Wanna Do.” But now she can’t even embrace the past-her-prime-but-still-partying persona that artificially sparkled on her more recent efforts. So what’s a girl...
...texture of Bizet’s score without sacrificing any of its vibrancy.With a pared-down set and sound, Serrand’s “Carmen” was forced to rely on the merits of its performers, who did not always uphold the opera’s vigor. Yet at the same time, simplicity gave the production a refreshing ambiguity. Stylistically belonging to no discernible place or time, this production has reinvented “Carmen” as a modern-day romance rather than as a classical masterpiece...
...basis. When I look in the mirror each morning, my face and white beard seem the same as the day before. But in photographs from the 1970s, my beard is completely black. On closer inspection, I notice other changes in my body: more aches and pains, less resilience, less vigor. And my memory may not be quite what it used to be. At the same time, despite the evidence, some part of me feels unchanged. In fact, I feel the same as when...
...fire. And I’d say,” he adds enthusiastically, “We’ve got to sign them! We’ve got to do something to help that band out.” It’s clear that his youthful vigor is still there in spades...