Word: bitter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Greg Schaffer dominates the stage and the evening as a whole. In a solo performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch," he convincingly plays the part of a rowdy drunkard. Simultaneously bitter and giddy, Schaffer uses his alcohol bottle and shot glass to emphasize his emotional waverings. A raspy timbre gives his voice extra oomph, and Schaffer deliberately exaggerates his performance in the classic "ham" style to please the crowd...
Three years have gone by, and for most undergraduates, at least, the bitter fights that brought Harvard its largest union ever have faded into history...
...many captains looked at my toilets and said something to the effect of, "Okay, Dan. Really, okay. But not okay enough. Now I know you can't see the dirt, but I can. So you should keep scrubbing for another hour or so until the toilet water has no bitter aftertaste...
Both sides are angry. Annoyed at the delay in the confirmation process, Bush showed an uncharacteristic lack of cool this July, lashing out at reporters while delivering a bitter defense of Gates. As deputy national security adviser, Gates is currently in Bush's inner circle of foreign policy advisers. He's Bush...
...bitter truth is that American schools have become a reflection of the nation itself: divided by race, class and aspiration -- and all too often animated by no higher calling than the selfish preservation of the status quo. A decade of educational reforms has produced incremental results, laudable but limited. Against this bleak landscape, Choice might -- just might -- be worth the gamble as a way to radically transform the nation's schools in time to help educate today's children...