Word: asking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Everyone was shocked." Asani says, recalling the many times when he had to introduce himself. "They asked me, 'How can you be African? You look Indian. You can't be African.' I would respond, 'What's an African supposed to look like?' I was really shocked at the extent of ignorance among the students. They would ask me if we lived in huts. One person even asked me if there were lions roaming the streets...
...conflict between art and history is not at all necessarily bad. It can be poorly resolved, as in Anastasia, but it can also be the wellspring of a tremendous amount of creativity. Artists who embroil themselves in history should ask themselves whether they are doing so to comment on the history or if the history is merely serving as a convenient dramatic vehicle, easing the creative burden...
...Jicama Shrimp (but chances are you will). It's evident that the chefs in this exotic kitchen know how to combine their dressings and vegetables and sides to create a well blended, flavorful and satisfying meal. You just have to trust their judgment. It would be a shame to ask them to leave out the pomegranate and ask for ketchup instead...
...quality of service or cuisine. The waitress is frightening with her icy glare and rude tactics. The tea is served cold, as are your dishes, which will arrive in the wrong order--appetizer after entrees. The chicken is suspiciously shaped; you may be tempted to ask, "Is this chicken or a curly fry?" The food drips with grease, which makes one wonder why all the disheveled, asexually-clad customers come from the two gyms across the street. Don't they know what they're eating...
...have. Shrier recounts what happens if one does not talk to a prof about comments: "A friend of mine got comments on a paper and couldn't read a single one. Then the professor passed away. The moral of the story is that if you don't get it, ask! Now he'll never know what the professor thought of his paper...