Word: upon
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...short time ago my mom called with some sad news. At the time I was in the middle of a term paper, lost in thought, annoyed by the ringing phone. Upon hearing the resigned tone of my mom's voice, I instinctively braced for the worst...
...week, chatting on my mobile with my mother (in Florida) about the election, a kindly Cantabrigian interrupted me, seeking to correct my nuanced view of ticket splitting. Everyone is talking about politics. Most people haven't gravitated toward established poles of opinion. They are weighing, deliberating and choosing based upon the facts available. Public opinion polls show this temperance...
DiBaggio was off campus all day, university officials said. He flew in to Boston around 9 p.m. but refused to comment on the situation upon his arrival...
...Upon entering UVA, each student pledges to act honorably and to hold fellow students to the same standard. According to the official website of the Honor Committee, an honor offense is defined as an intentional act of lying, cheating or stealing which warrants permanent dismissal from the university. To determine if an alleged offense meets the standard of an honor offense, a series of questions are asked: Was the act of lying, cheating or stealing committed? Was the act committed willfully or intentionally? Would open toleration of such an act impair the community of trust sufficiently enough to warrant permanent...
...trusting community naturally leads to a more convenient community. One would hopefully feel less apprehensive about leaving personal items on desks in the library. Enacting an honor system could also solve the hassle and degradation of opening up one's backpack upon leaving a library. Perhaps Harvard could even consider unproctored examinations which would aid those who perform better in a comfortable setting without hearing everyone else furiously writing and some stranger calling out the time every five minutes...