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Lillian Hellman will be remembered for her plays The Little Foxes and Toys in the Attic. But she seemed to yearn to be remembered for her defiance of the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952, when it asked her to testify about her Stalinist ties and those of her associates. Throughout her 79 years, especially in the memoirs she wrote during her final two decades, Hellman delighted in presenting herself as tough, combative and above all principled. Many critics, among them former friends, accused her of having a higher regard for her reputation than for the literal truth...
...Harvard community in particular, the film may greatly contribute to students’ understanding of the “explicitly religious voices of these communities, especially women,” Eck writes. “Students yearn to see and hear real people struggling with issues of faith and service. Identity is a complex thing, with many overlapping ‘we’s’—racial, social, religious, cultural. No simple idea of what being a ‘Muslim woman’ might mean can substitute for making [Al-Marayati’s] acquaintance...
...Harvard community in particular, the film may greatly contribute to students’ understanding of the “explicitly religious voices of these communities, especially women,” Eck writes. “Students yearn to see and hear real people struggling with issues of faith and service. Identity is a complex thing, with many overlapping ‘wes’—racial, social, religious, cultural. No simple idea of what being a ‘Muslim woman’ might mean can substitute for making [Al-Marayati’s] acquaintance and hearing...
While the satisfaction of training, the camaraderie of teamwork, and the unadulterated glory of DHAs compel many students to participate in Varsity sports on campus, other less polished athletes yearn for the simpler pleasures only fufilled in the pick-up game. Luckily for ballers at the college, a wide variety of venues can be found for impromptu contests any day of the week...
...merits of mint chocolate chip versus strawberry as my siblings effortlessly rattled off their orders. When the smiling eyes of the scooper fell on me, I would hurriedly deliver my decision—wondering even as I ordered whether the instant I tasted my choice I would suddenly yearn for a fruitier flavor...