Word: contact
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When sound waves travel into the ear, they first contact the eardrum and cause it to vibrate, Corey said...
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...young things (freshmen) sunbathing in front of their dorms. Before I could register, however, I had to overcome one daunting obstacle: the dreaded activities fair. Rather than succumbing to toothy smiles and offers of cheap candy, I decided to withhold my e-mail address and to avoid awkward social contact at all costs. I pulled from my pocket the stark white headphones of my sleek-’n’-sexy mini iPod, inserted them in my ears and made a run for it. I blazed past the Harvard Piano Society (I don’t play piano...
...iPod can be used as a social caller ID to screen out unwanted contact. I learned this after purchasing my own iPod last May. During reading period I needed to review some material (read: actually do a semester’s worth of work) and I retreated into social isolation in the basement of Lamont. I couldn’t be bothered with small talk when I had Kissinger’s Diplomacy staring at me and a ginormous source pack for Hist A-12 weighing down my man purse. By wearing earphones, I could easily avoid hi-hello...
...should realize by now, being plugged-in is a mixed blessing. The constant connection and terminal state of being in touch dilutes the power of making contact in the first place. People seek connection to fulfill basic needs of affiliation, but once this need is met interaction becomes excessive and burdensome. Each conversation, e-mail or phone call drains a bit of our energy and a piece of our day, even when socializing is free of tension or awkwardness...