Word: chameleon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sleeps on her back, front or side: I sleep in all directions. It reflects me eclectic tastes and my chameleon-like personality...
Wilson "might be speaking French, talking jive or speaking straight standard English," says Robert L. Hall '69, who worked with Wilson on the Afro-Am ad hoc committee. He was always controlled and comfortable, "almost chameleon-like...
Some of the disadvantages that come with being a human chameleon: Once, the Leverett House dining hall checker, Vivian, called the cops on me since I was walking around the dining hall in character and she didn't recognize me. Another time I forgot that I was still in my costume, said "Hi" to a friend of mine and she started running. I guess she thought I was a rapist or something. Then there was that time I knocked on my freshman proctor's door, and he started screaming upon opening...
What is the message of the college admissions process? Perhaps we should tech young people that it is better to be a chameleon than to be true to oneself. Learn to size up what a particular situation calls for and adjust your colors accordingly. My personal opinion is that it is ultimately fragmenting and self-defeating. How does a 17 year-old who succeeds by being a changeling ever learn who she is? As long as universities encourage this behavior they are not breeding great thinkers or healthy people...
Albums that feature cover versions of other people's songs seem to be both the easiest and the most difficult to pull off. With her latest album, Medusa, chameleon-like pop diva Annie Lennox succeeds brilliantly in transforming old songs into new works...