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...Appalachian earth and the people who live in this region is not always immediately evident, but, though disguised, the earth’s magnetism continues to exert itself. In “The Ascent,” a young boy wandering through the woods near his mountain home stumbles upon the scattered remains of a crashed airplane buried in the ground. Inside, he discovers the bodies of two people and removes a wedding ring and a Rolex watch from the corpses. These unearthed items are used by the boy’s parents to buy drugs, illustrating the circuitous ways...
...little too melodramatic and aren’t necessarily realistic in their portrayal. So, with “The Death of Richard Young,” we really tried to take this idea and move it in a direction where the misfortune doesn’t weigh down upon everything else. As well, Kieran has had some personal experience with cancer and so the story line certainly takes into account his perspective on the issue...
...selection of the Artist of the Year is based upon an individual’s humanitarian work, according to Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter. Jean, a Haitian-American who founded the Yéle Haiti Foundation, made significant contributions to the relief efforts in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake that crippled Haiti in January...
Many Harvard undergraduates would feel the stressors of the economy, said Barreira, citing concerns such as parents’ ability to afford their children’s tuition and seniors’ employment prospects upon graduation...
...team would be stupid to not shut her off,” freshman Jennifer VanderMeulen said. “Jess could barely touch the ball. We knew that Jess was going to be face-guarded. I feel like [us] freshmen took it upon ourselves to help...