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...emotional state. Perhaps overcompensation of emotion in these electronic messages stems from the lessening of actual human contact we experience over digital mediums. In any case, our communications, in almost every occasion, become more exclamatory than the real life interaction would be. Rather than having writing serve as a true means of expression when we are physically out of reach, these threads operate with different meanings and usages, providing a picture of a different self...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Missing the Point | 5/10/2010 | See Source »

...going to be productive, then don’t bother trying—do something else that’s fun and get it out of your system. In other words, work hard, play hard. It might be a cliché, but only because it’s true. Why unproductively toil away in the library when you could be hanging out on the Claverly steps with your friends in the sunshine...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, Emily C. Graff, Jamison A. Hill, JUN LI, Charles R. Melvoin, and Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Just The Tip | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

...grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject very well might mean something to the grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads it. The generality writer banks on the knowledge possessed by the grader, hoping the marker will read things into...

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

...However, the time for debate has passed, and the parties involved need to move forward. Salazar’s endorsement is an excellent sign of progress for green politics, and Cape Cod residents should be proud of their position at the forefront of the alternative energy movement. It is true that the area has historical significance, but Cape Wind is too important an opportunity to pass up: It represents an evolution of energy production away from the polluting technlogies of the past. Thus, it is also an historic moment worth cherishing—and we hope the project moves forward...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Wind in the Sails | 5/5/2010 | See Source »

Have an epic Assassin’s kill to share? You can still submit your story for the chance to be Harvard’s Top Assassin! This week, we share with you a submission from Luke A. Salisbury '12 that shows that a true assassin will use everything from nunchucks to nudity—whatever it takes to get the job done...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Be Harvard’s Top Assassin: Naked Ambition | 4/30/2010 | See Source »

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