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2007 Spring
One of Boston's Best Kept Secrets
"It's a place for nostalgic connection. People come for spirituality and religion: mass, communion, a sacramental life--but also for connecting to the past," explained Father Claude Scrima of St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish. A friendly, older priest with an Italian accent, he speaks fondly of this magnificent church and its long tradition.
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"From Then to Now." St. Leonard of Port Maurice.
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Masculinity, Homosexuality, and Military Assimilation in Top Gun
Top Gun delivered a high-octane injection into mid-1980s society at precisely the right historical moment. Geopolitically, the United States fought covertly against Communism's latest manifestations in Central America while its image still retained the scars of Vietnam. Recruitment, subsequently, remained stagnant through this time period as the Navy and other branches of the United States military grasped desperately for a striking image. Enter Maverick, the enigmatic embodiment of a range of desired American values.
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High on Heels? Society's Obsession with Pain
I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot. -- Marilyn Monroe
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Fourteen Thousand Miles from Home
Coming from Nebraska, I never thought that a Xeroxed paper of instructions entitled “How to Eat a Lobster†would carry much significance in my college life. It’s funny to think that this set of directions has come to roughly symbolize my first couple weeks at Boston College. Looking at it takes me back through the daunting process of reestablishing myself in a new atmosphere. It served as a barrier-breaker between me and the other girls on my floor, and essentially began the basis of our relationship with one another.
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An Academic Deficiency
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A Pair of Legs, A Football, and Blows to the Head
"Shit."
Lying in a hospital bed, something was wrong again.
My eyes decided to open, but blinking did not make the hospital room disappear, nor did it awaken me from the dream I hoped to be in. Something was definitely wrong again.
The situation seemed clear, but the conclusion remained cloudy. Switching from calm to panic mode seemed inevitable when seeing my shirt cut in half, clothes dirtied, and arms unable to move. Then, my brain started to work again, and I slowly remembered.
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