Word: awoken
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...lived 22 of his 80 years (1957-1979) in domestic exile, and another 17 years (1988-2005) in forced exile abroad. Chinese leaders ignored his requests to come home during his waning years. Why did he opt for such a life? In a 1979 speech, Liu said, "I have awoken to a hard fact: in today's China, if one speaks or writes and does not incur somebody's opposition, one might as well not have spoken or written at all. The only alternative is to cower in a corner and fall silent. But if we do that, why live...
...crippling condition. Over time, sufferers of melancholic depression (formerly known as endogenous depression) lose the ability to feel joy, excitement, empathy - just about anything except a gnawing dread. They eat without appetite and their sleeping patterns are shot to bits. Imagine being alone at 3 a.m., having just awoken from a nightmare. That, depressed people say, is a hint of how they feel in every waking moment. It's horrible - so horrible that most sufferers need little convincing that what they're experiencing is more than just sadness but the effects of a disease that has taken root in their...
...wanted. Since they arrived in September, these River denizens have had to endure the unceasing cacophony of construction outside their windows, starting at 7:30 a.m. each morning, and cranes carrying houses did not help. “I set my alarm for 8 a.m., but instead of being awoken by the pleasant sound of the radio, I heard the beeps from the truck backing up,” said Kathy I. Cheng ’07, who lives on the third floor of Leverett G Tower. Some Leverett residents placed bets on when the houses would be moved...
...Again awoken by its brush with calamity, Harvard rallied in the weeks that followed, crushing defending champion Penn, 31-10, to secure the league crown, then routing Yale at home, 35-3, to close its historic run and establish itself as the only class whose members defeated the Bulldogs four years running. (Harvard did sweep Yale from 1912-1915 and 1919-1922 but, because freshmen were not allowed on the varsity at that time, only the members of the Class of 2005 actually won on four occasions...
...Officer dealt with a person found sleeping inside Massachusetts Hall. The sleeper was awoken, issued a no-trespass warning, and sent away...