Word: asks
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...asking "What is an artist?" to students at the California Institute of the Arts: "Reactions were so aggressive that I came to the conclusion that I must be violating some taboo. When I asked the students, they looked completely shocked. "That's not fair!" said one. "You can't ask that!" said another. An artist with a senior position in a university art department accused me of being "stupid," and a major curator said, "Ugh. All your questions are only answerable in a way that is almost tautological. I mean, for me, an artist is someone who makes...
...volunteer enters the room. Everyone greets her, and Ricky M. Hanzich ’11, the other phonebanking captain, jumps up to show her how to phonebank. The group uses votebuilder.com, a Web site that supplies them with questions to ask the Colorado voters and talking points to persuade those who are not already members of Team Obama...
...Elrod, who joined the HRC this fall, is still processing the implications of her vote, including her feelings toward the controversial choice of Palin as McCain’s running mate. When I ask her to speak about Palin as we complete a round of canvassing earlier this month, Elrod responds with the same sassy confidence as the candidate she admires...
...After a debate against the Dems on Oct. 15, I ask Motley if he allows himself to question his political stances as much as he urges liberals to question theirs. He expresses a refreshingly open-minded opinion about the transient nature of belief...
...Afraid of a repeat of his surprise loss in the New Hampshire primary, one of the first things Obama does is to ask for a show of hands of people who have already voted. He then asks these supporters to take note of those in the crowd who still need to vote and to get them to the polls. "We can't afford to slow down, sit back or let up for one day, one minute, or one second in these last few days," Obama says, as he did to a crowd of 25,000 in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday...