Word: particularity
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...just as the Western exodus reached full speed, American cities became true modern metropolises. In 1800, New York had only 60,000 people, but by the middle of the century, the population had grown to half a million. Filling the cities was the first tsunami of immigrants--in particular the Irish, driven to the U.S. by the famine that began...
...blood orgy. Shot entirely on green-screen, the sets and scenery adds artistic detail unparalleled in today’s action films. Special effects elicited gasps from the audience a number of times, despite some unrealistic-looking decapitations. A few good actors buttress the action, to a point. In particular, Gerard Butler’s believable performance as Leonidas, King of the Spartans, rallies not only his troops but also the viewers. His second in command works the audience in a different way. Vincent Regan, the Captain, delivers the worst performance I’ve seen in a major motion...
...studied abroad. According to Ryan, the council also discussed ways to cover the rising cost of scholarly journals, arguing that it is unfair for the University to have to pay so much for publications that contain the work of its own faculty members. “In particular, it’s important for the Library to keep control of spiraling costs that are being created in part by commercial journals,” Ryan said. Professor of the History of Science Everett I. Mendelsohn stressed that yesterday’s discussions were in their early stages...
...students had taken it upon themselves to go door-to-door to remind their neighbors not to let strangers piggyback into the house.Ryan Spoering, the Lowell House resident dean, says that he thought the incidents were taking place because students were not being careful enough.“This particular incident [in Kirkland] was a breakdown of security and students need to be more mindful,” he says.STILL SAFEStudents say that while the recent trespassings are disturbing, they did not feel that the campus has become more dangerous.Diaz, the resident of the Kirkland room, says that having...
Coordinator of Transfer Admissions Sage M. Suorsa suggests that variety of course selection and particular departmental strengths are often cited as reasons for transferring. Transfer applications reinforce this, since they require a student to explain why their current school is a poor academic...