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...violence, particularly seen as sadism and masochism (and it might be argued Collard sees most violence as finally S & M), Collard presents as the inevitable ends of sensual lives, hedonism as its boundary: That need for constant novelty as the body jades finally in it mere sensual pleasures. For the true sensualist, uninhibited by and strong social conventions, who is drawn by his appetites alone, there is no end to that pit into which he falls...
That, of course, is assuming the Canadians had a mere mortal in net. They do not, and once again the "Habs" may find another way to win, despite inferior talent...
...appear in the papers as certain criminals, but with a confession extracted under the extreme pressure brought to bear in emotional testimony, he merits another look. Travis' expression of this utter outrage towards Abigail's treachery, coupled with the poignancy of Proctor's impotence in defending himself with mere words against mounting lies, builds to a moving denouement with Proctor's non-choice between false confessions and ostracization, or truth and certain death...
This year, protesters against Take Back the Night here at Harvard decided to express their disapproval in ways that went beyond the mere printed word. At last Thursday's rally in the MAC quadrangle three men marched up to the microphone and began to conduct what appeared to be their own version of a stand-up misogynistic comedy routine. Talking gleefully about their experiences at a pro-choice rally with "rabid feminists," the trio managed to remain at the microphone for about 30 seconds before hisses from the crowd and one woman's marching up to the microphone to verbalize...
What's worse, the mere thought of Tufts as a testing site doesn't sit well with last year's proctor--for reasons independent of the Blackout misfortune. Paula Kaplan, the proctor, who is working toward a Ph.D. in biology at Tufts, has given the test there for four years. "Our building where we give the test isn't great in terms of seating and lighting. We don't have any better area to administer it because we don't have great facilities...