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...getting by, upper middle class, and rich. For members of the first two groups, who are fighting just to keep the electricity on and the phone bill paid, ambition is often a luxury. For the rich, it's often unnecessary. It's members of the upper middle class, reasonably safe economically but not so safe that a bad break couldn't spell catastrophe, who are most driven to improve their lot. "It's called status anxiety," says anthropologist Lowe, "and whether you're born to be concerned about it or not, you do develop...
That may be true, but the Marines acknowledge that they are operating in largely hostile territory. "This place is definitely not safe," says Hammar. "I wouldn't let my sister walk here, ever." When the Marines of Fox Company set out for a night patrol, supporters of the insurgency announce the Americans' movements through the loudspeakers of city mosques. Although direct engagement with the insurgents is rare, the Marines face the constant threat of mortars, car bombs, suicide attacks and ever more sophisticated improvised explosive devices. When the Marines are on patrol, insurgents take potshots and then hide before...
...loose ball, and a quarterback sneak and pass to sophomore receiver Matt Legace from sophomore Richard Irvin gave Harvard a 48-point lead.Both teams tried to make more interceptions than they did. Sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan threw several dangerous passes where the only thing separating a safe incompletion from a pick was the ineptitude of the Lions’ secondary. Columbia had an ongoing problem pulling in passes, dropping at least half a dozen catchable tosses on which the Crimson secondary couldn’t follow up. It’s a lesson that Harvard has learned...
...topics ranging from how to achieve multiple orgasms to why she didn’t teach a seminar on the male orgasm. “It would take about five minutes,” Airs responded, garnering much applause. Airs also mixed tips on orgasms with advice on safe sex, warning students to steer clear of Lifestyles brand condoms, because, she said, they barely meet federal safety regulations. She then demonstrated proper condom-application techniques. “Try this at home, kids,” she urged before rolling a condom onto a rubber penis with her mouth...
...photographic books—defies categorization. Most notably, Ruscha has sought to explore the place of language in visual art in paintings like “Standard Station,” perhaps his most famous, and another in which dark clouds loom behind the words “SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEDICATION...