Word: conscious
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...think [work networks] are a bad idea,” he said. “Facebook was meant to be a social network for college students. This will make us more self-conscious online...
...Mitnick says he regrets that musicals are not seen as “a venue to discuss serious issues the way that some plays and movies are.” To this end, he said his thesis represents “more of a conscious effort to break out of a template both of what I was writing and some of the problems about where musical theater is right now.” Mitnick stresses the importance of the OFA as well as his thesis advisor Brighde Mullins, a lecturer in English and American Literature and Language, in making possible...
...fact that the novel is unabashed chick lit inspired, at most, smiling pseudo-mockery. Harvard turned an indulging blind eye on bad literature and saw only an example of precocious success. Now, we are not so much horrified by the accusations of mortal literary sin as we are conscious of the public scandal and potential reversal of fortune. Contemplating this reaction, it is clear that we share, at least in some respect, the attitude and ambition which led to “Opal Mehta...
...initially garnered high acclaim for “Opal,” including a movie deal and several glowing reviews (USA Today wrote, “you won’t read a sweeter, funnier, more charming book this year”). Viswanathan denies any conscious wrongdoing and claims that although she read, admired, and “internalized” McCafferty’s novels, “any phrasing similarities between her works and mine were completely unintentional and unconscious.”But a judicious examination of the evidence thus far does not bode well for Viswanathan?...
...something anyway—she really does want some and will just end up eating all of your popcorn if you don’t. Finally, pick a movie with an unrealistically attractive actress in it so your date will leave the theater feeling a little self-conscious and begin to consider that maybe she should settle for a guy like you after...