Word: akin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then" one is never certain of what will happen next. While the history books tell linear stories, the reality of time is more akin to the Choose Your Own Adventure series in which the author never knows where his or her narrative venture is leading. The author-actor is him- or herself similarly limited by time and place. In The 18th Brumaire, Marx teaches, "Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves but under circumstances directly encountered, given and transmitted from the past...
...life drugs are gene-based just like those for serious medical conditions. In areas like impotence, aging skin, baldness and obesity, the science is just as profound as if you were working in cancer, asthma or anti-infectives." In other words, Viagra is sober stuff and not at all akin to Sy Sperling's Hair Club...
...Haimovitz's transfer to Harvardfrom Princeton, the music department went to greatlengths to accommodate his needs and his erraticperformance schedule, as did Kirkland House, byensuring that he had access to sufficient practicespace. When referring to the majority of cases,however, Risinger offers a logical analogy."Musical performance here is akin to varsityathletics. People will be enthusiastic andsupportive," but in the end, the emphasis stillrests on academics...
Overall, Breggin said the use of such drugs by psychiatric patients is akin to treating them worse than inanimate objects...
Some might describe a trip to this store as a walk through a carnival fun-house. Some might find Jack's clutter and constant chatter more akin to a house of horrors. If cheap thrills at cheap prices are what you're looking for, then Jack's got some magic...