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...introduces them to the pleasures offered to those who pursue the theoretical life. For others, the thesis may be nothing more than an essay in self-overcoming, as students prove to themselves their ability to compose a substantial research effort. These students regard the thesis as a rite of passage that provides them with ample opportunity to marvel at their own erudition...
Honors from Harvard Law School should not be a rite of passage like receiving one's diploma and heading for private or corporate practice; it should be reserved for those who have performed superbly, not merely well. If 70 percent of students are receiving honors, then the distinction an honors degree confers becomes meaningless, especially to employers who are trying to distinguish among candidates for jobs...
...spring concert has become almost a rite of passage for the Undergraduate Council...
Soloist Shoshana "Shasa" Dobrow '97 won HRO's Concerto Competition with the piece and it must be a godsend for a bassoonist--there's not much opportunity to shine with the instrument. Probably the best-known bassoon writing is Stravinsky's, such as the solo that begins "The Rite of Spring;" but Stravinsky produces a plaintive, wailing tone which is far from Weber's classical vocabulary...
MOST YOUNG CHILDREN LIKE TO play dress-up, parading around the house in their dad's wing tips or smearing their mom's lipstick all over their face. But for a few youngsters, usually boys, this childhood rite is more than a game. They are obsessed with their mother's clothes and wear them at every opportunity. It is as if a part of their mind were trying to erase the maleness of their body and allow an inherent femaleness to emerge. As they grow older, their discomfort with their gender often increases, until finally they turn to doctors...