Word: contorts
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...recognize the abomination is not to discover the cure. Surely, the intricate market mechanisms, for which the Darfur petitioners think they have fully accounted, will not operate as predictably as they do in theory. By asserting Americans’ moral obligation to petition for divestment, these activists confuse and contort politics. The obligation—to sign a petition and forget about it—so insignificant and so menial, provides only a delusion of altruism; the radical expectations—that the just policy can be surgically and indirectly effected by economic manipulation—only sets...
...play sees slaves and masters contort the roles they normally take. However, “Maids” goes deeper that simply showing a character mix-up. Channeling Immanuel Kant, Genet shows how the maids’ oppression exists only with their permission; so long as they fight each other instead of Madame, they will remain in chains...
...choreography as “soft” and “delicate,” but also adds that her work has been described as “freaky” and “disturbing,” probably due to her tendency to “contort the body into shapes that are full of tension.” This latter description will likely fits her work in “The Oresteia...
...choreography as “soft” and “delicate,” but also adds that her work has been described as “freaky” and “disturbing,” probably due to her tendency to “contort the body into shapes that are full of tension.” This latter description will likely fits her work in “The Oresteia...
...preppy white boy who goes to Harvard, yet I continue to attempt to contort myself to the beat of The Game’s “West Side Story.” It doesn’t matter that the album is not memorable or artistically breathtaking. It’s fun. There are many things to mock on this album, but sometimes we awkward white men just need to get jiggy with Big Willie...