Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weight of Vietnamese history indicates that the official is right. Nevertheless, there is more to celebrate in Vietnam than the 100th birthday of Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese in the North and South alike are beginning to hope their country can transcend its old divisions and enter a new age of prosperity. In Hanoi, Nguyen Van Su, 75, sits in front of his sewing machine in his own little shop. Says he: "I remember when Ho Chi Minh declared independence. We all liked it. Now the government is calling for reform. I like that too. It's the direction the whole...
Maybe I'm just projecting, but as far as I can tell, the typical Harvard student is repressed and sexually frustrated. We walk around buckling under the weight of our backpacks, jerking upright when we sense an attractive peer nearby. "Where? Where...
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern has its moments of tedium--it is, after all, quite a long play--but the actors in the title roles sufficiently eliminate it with their quick repartee. Some pregnant pauses in the script are wisely omitted, and the supporting cast carries its weight...
...help out future generations of students, you cannot lose by giving to E4D. Should Harvard divest, your money will go for the same purpose it would have had you given to the Senior Class Gift. In addition, you can have the satisfaction of helping to throw Harvard's weight behind the struggle to rid the world of one of its most repugnant regimes. Corny as it may sound, your $20 contribution represents another chink in the armor of apartheid...
...Biodegradability is a popular catchword, but you must look at the real effect on the system," Ahearn said. "After all, in the long run the weight of a plastic bag is less than a paper...