Word: amnesiaize
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Memory is a topic of inherent interest and easy terror-we guard our memories closely, and the prospect of losing them is horrific. What we recall of our own past is connected to how we identify ourselves in the present. Amnesia takes ourselves away from ourselves. We reserve a special pity for characters who lose memory, like Funes the Memorious in Borges' short story, or Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan...
...large in the consciousness of her grandson, Michigan Governor John Engler. "We should never forget how much of this state was settled by immigrants from the north," he observed in his airy office across the street from the state capitol building in Lansing. Engler is not about to develop amnesia. His ambitious economic plans for Michigan depend in no small part on the intimate connections forged between his state and the bordering Canadian province of Ontario. In fact, the struggle to thrive in the globalized economy of the next century is likely to bring both jurisdictions closer together than they...
What do you feel when you get whacked? In my case, nothing, and I remember nothing, which seems weirder still but is actually normal. Doctors speak of "post-traumatic amnesia," PTA for short, to denote this peculiar whiting out of violent episodes. The other car hit me head on but slightly off center; its impact was concentrated on the driver's side. It then spun off the road, though its occupants too, astonishingly, survived. Under such an impact, bones may not just break; they can explode, like a cookie hit by a hammer, and that's what happened to several...
...briefcases. When I'm ushered into the classroom, I wedge myself into a Lilliputian desk. Mrs. Widget smiles down with practiced patience. She begins. Nine minutes later, it's all over, and we're shaking hands. By the time I make it to the car, I have near complete amnesia about the experience...
...teacher burn too much time going over each grade; you can do that on your own. The conference should focus on areas of concern--yours and the teacher's. It is helpful to take notes during the meeting and keep any schoolwork the teacher passes along, in case amnesia strikes...