Word: consciousnesses
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...this remark does not show any false fondness from McCain towards Bush, it still reflects a tacit acceptance of Bush’s support, a surprising action from such a “straight talker.” In his efforts to gain the presidency, McCain has thus been conscious of the support some Republican voters still give to the president; he has been unwilling to distance himself completely by rejecting Bush’s endorsement on principle. Instead, he thanked the president, saying, “I appreciate his service to our country...
...helping him develop his style. “I think the great thing about Harvard is you’ve got a broad range of people doing art,” he says. “From co-op people to New England preppy people; people are not self conscious.”The artistic students are not the only students who provide Powers with motivation, “People that just work a lot inspire me. If they’re in the lab nine hours a day, I kind of feel bad about not being in the studio...
...hear how the band has matured since trip-hop’s heyday. While that music ultimately strove to bring a sort of hypnotic order to a combination of sampled and original material, here the band seems to revel in imperfection. The best example of this kind of self-conscious disruption is the first track, “Silence,” where a bizarre Portuguese radio monologue gives way to a primal drum line. Its time signature is only complicated by intermittent vocals, bass, and strings, sliding in and out of the song in a frustrating but fascinating pattern...
...seem to be complaining. That’s because the Apatow humor aesthetic is founded upon the riff. Riffs are all about timing and sequence, and to get people into stitches you need to keep ’em coming. The writers of these films seem to be hyper-conscious of this fact—and the effect is that they can leave the viewer in a bit of a comedic haze upon viewing. I remember leaving “Knocked Up” amused, not remembering what exactly was funny but knowing that something surely was. The same thing...
...attend the school.” The new “Green Rating”—based on the environmental friendliness of the college’s policies, health and sustainablity on campus, and how well the college prepares students to live in an environmentally conscious world—will be applied to 600 schools this year. The rating, produced on a scale of 60 to 90, is formulated from 28 survey questions designed to judge these three environmental factors. EcoAmerica, a non-profit environmental organization, helped develop the questionnaire for the Princeton Review and collect the data...