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...that perhaps normal families operate around the goal of self-promotion. Are we just selling our images to one another, and to those around us? When parents encourage their children to excel, is it for their own betterment, or for the reflections of their success in popularity and material gain...
...think I was able to gain more confidence over the summer,” Way said. “I didn’t get a lot of at-bats last year, and it’s hard when you’re not getting in there, but I got to face a college pitcher this summer, which definitely helped my confidence...
...live in a busy urban environment, and unfortunately, from time to time, people who are not affiliated with the University want to take advantage of our open community to gain access to our students and the resources we have to offer,” the House Masters wrote in their e-mails...
...them to buy him out with their own hard-earned cash won't be easy. A 2008 campaign to get 100,000 Liverpool fans to each chip in $10,000 toward the cost of buying back the club from its unpopular owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, failed to gain momentum. Ongoing uncertainty over their plans for the club - Hicks and Gillett are expected to step down as co-chairmen this week amid the search for a buyer - has meant a revised fundraising effort "won't be going anywhere at the moment," admits James McKenna, secretary of Liverpool supporters' group...
...second period, the Crimson hit its stride. Despite the strong skill of the Bears’ goalkeeper Stephanie Laing, Harvard scored twice to gain the lead. Crimson sophomore netminder Laurel McCarthy stifled Brown’s offense to allow Harvard a 3-2 lead at halftime...