Word: abstraction
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...Originally, I had wanted to do an abstract film that was about...the composition of a person," said Tilby, who co-directed the film with Amanda Forbis. "Everything that happens to you, your history or your memories, are as much a definition of who you are as your bones or your cells or your nerves...
...Hampshire stumping for Gore. "I was going to just stand onstage and look hard core." Effective, if 14-year-old girls were allowed to vote. He's particularly concerned with global warming and extinct species. He's commissioned Eric White to paint a 3-ft. by 6-ft. abstract piece depicting extinct animals. "I'm sure this is not going to be in the article, but the Tasmanian tiger was the largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia..." He senses that he is losing steam. "All right, let's go to Ralphs, dawg...
...drop deadline, you find that your co-taught class, despite the high-powered professors and catchy title, isn't living up to your expectations, if you find that the professors are talking more to each other than to the audience, and that the lecture resembles one of those endless abstract discussions you have with your roommates late at night, you may want to reconsider. After all, those discussions are always more fun when you get to participate. Professors should become stars for their teaching ability, not for their publications or pontifications. Make sure you get your money's worth...
...other two QR classes, QR 22: "Deductive Logic" and QR 28: "The Magic of Numbers," focus on understanding abstract mathematical principals rather than applications...
...abstract doctrines of federalism and states' rights will soon have a concrete impact on the way in which the U.S. combats violence against women. On Jan. 11, the Supreme Court heard arguments on a section of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that lets some victims sue their attackers in federal court. Given the trend in recent decisions involving federal and state powers, the Court is likely to strike down this portion of the law, and there are good reasons for it to do so. Rather than bemoan the court's conservatism or wait for a reversal, the U.S. government...