Word: attempting
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...family, becomes the toughest of the three siblings, "the only person in the world who scares me more than...Billy," according to Ray. Ray and his mother, however, react by becoming "rotten coward[s]," ignoring whatever they can and later taking refuge in long-term romantic relationships in an attempt to imitate normality...
...being famous, but Reel Big Fish certainly spend more than enough time singing about being stars. Their comments on popularity range from the extraordinarily subtle "Big Star"-"Now that I'm a big star what am I gonna do/I'm so bored countin' all my money"--to the potential attempt at modesty "I'm Cool" (a remake of the hidden track on Turn the Radio Off)--"You know I'm cool/When all the guys wanna be my friend/And every little girl here wants to hold my hand/But I sold all of my songs/I'm probably gonna get sued." The song...
Harvard began its comeback down 57-49 with 2:54 to play. Captain Paul Fisher drew a foul at the low post on a putback of his own miss, but the center could not convert either free throw attempt...
...fully integrated."Siddiqui argues that although Frank "did give [anAmerican audience] some sense of `Look how thereare good ones among them,' he wasn't developed asone of them [Muslims], only one of `us.'" Zwickadmits that despite the presence of this scene,"There may have been some unconscious attempt todescribe assimilation, acculturation...
...understand the article was an attempt at satire. However, I hold humor to a higher standard, one which insightfully mocks and challenges the arbitrary or outdated constructs of our culture. JULIA ROSENSTOCK Wellesley...