Word: whirlwind
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...dynamic, get-you-to-literally-stand-up-out-of-your-chair, musical whirlwind is about young, energetic protagonist Ren (Kevin Barlowski) who moves out of the city with his monther to a rural town that has outlawed dancing. So what does this little revolutionary sparkplug do? He puts on a dance, much to the chagrin of the uptight Reverend Moore (Sean P. Bala ’09), but to the delight of the Reverend’s daughter and his own love interest Ariel (Sarah-Jayne Blackmore...
...prioritize childrearing as either backwards pre-feminists or victims of a coercive patriarchal society that robs women of the opportunity to work. If they were not victims, why would Harvard-educated women cease working to be mothers? What even-headed woman would pick diapers over corporate chic heels and whirlwind business trips...
...L?pez's message has galvanized Mexico's working-class voters, who are pouring out for his whirlwind campaign stops through small, dusty pueblos like Teloloapan. Many are disillusioned with the progress of Mexico's democratization - especially its economic democratization - under current President Vicente Fox, of the conservative National Action Party (PAN), who in 2000 overthrew the venal and authoritarian Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which had ruled Mexico for seven decades...
Before they arrive for the whirlwind of Freshman Week, starry-eyed first-years are mailed the blandly-titled booklet “Conversations with Faculty and Staff: Readings for Freshman,” that includes essays by Emerson, Ellison, and Jane Adams. Harvard thus seems to be the ivy-clad place where students are not simply educated, but are taught to view the ethical implications and obligations of their education. You know, the weighty stuff.Upon arriving, freshmen are treated to a brief lecture and hour-long discussion on the essays, which are then quickly tossed aside in favor of more...
...What up, Cheddar? Cheddar Ted: Not much, buddy. BL: You’re famous—in certain circles—for saying, “The tournament takes and it gives.” What do you mean, really? CT: The tournament is just such an emotional whirlwind for me. I literally alternate between states of intense euphoria and profound depression multiple times a day. The dichotomous complexities of my moods are so intense that I will do something mad unpredictable like pick Duke to win it all even though I hate them more than I hate racism...