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Evening the score: why did I still care, at 28, about what I got on my SATs?

Article Abstract:

A woman describes retaking the Scholastic Assessment Test at the age of 28 in the hope of improving her score. She plans to keep taking it until she betters her mother's score.

Author: Reeves, Hope
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
College entrance examinations, Scholastic Assessment Test (Test), College entrance achievement tests

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Game over

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Owners of Sony PlayStation 2 video game consoles describe how they acquired the popular game player. Some waited in store lines for hours. Others made their purchases online.

Author: Reeves, Hope
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Consumers, Sony Playstation 2 (Computer-based entertainment system)

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The self-doubter

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An heir to a corporate fortune works in the family firm for $90,000 a year, but whose compulsion to spend results in a $30,000 per month lifestyle, comments on the perils of wealth.

Author: Reeves, Hope
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Cover Story, Ethical aspects, Rich, Rich people, Parenting, Wealth, Compulsive shopping

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Subjects list: United States, Personal narratives
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