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Disbelief was followed by an epiphany-like moment of common understanding. The eyes of the black students lit up as they explained that they felt the same uneasiness about their future in this country. As we bonded over our shared sense of exile, one black student did point out a crucial difference: if blacks are ever kicked out, or even just socially marginalized into oblivion, they have no homeland to which to turn...
Look up "Mom-and-Pop drugstore" in the dictionary. If Billings & Stover Apothecaries isn't pictured, it ought to be. The unremarkable storefront at 41A Brattle St. is easily disregarded and certainly no competition for the brightly lit establishments of Brattle Square. But from those who notice it, Billings & Stover will elicit a nostalgic smile. Even the small tin milk carts and bottles that dress the windows seem quaint, not tacky...
According to custom, the ladies each received a long-stem red rose and the men a small cigar. To the distress of the security guards, the majority of the cigars were lit inside the ball-room where there were no ashtrays...
...sell on the street. Not only are products like these readily available, but many stores in Moscow carry products I have never even seen in America. Virtualny Mir (Virtual World), an electronics store, boasts products like a fifty-inch high-definition television with DVD players and a strobe-lit dishwasher with a transparent front. After six years of Western companies cultivating the idea of conspicuous consumption here, the Russians are finally catching...
...something that every student, from the party animal to the pre-med, yearns to do more often. Many crave it so badly that they frequently lose control, succumbing to their desires during hypnotizing, monotonous, and poorly-lit lectures. While fear of getting caught deters the less adventurous from indulging, others try to squeeze it into the minutes between classes, refusing to allow any opportunity to go to waste. Consultation with the experts reveals a set of guidelines for aspiring snoozers looking to master the ancient art of sleeping in class...