Word: curiouser
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...arrived at Atitjere, a community of 250 people deep in the heart of the Simpson desert. The first day of our program I sat on the steps of the temporary building that served as the community school and eagerly awaited my pupils. They straggled in one by one, curious but shy. They reacted to my cheerful greetings by retracting their heads into their t-shirts like turtles into a shell, or by whispering to one another in Arrente, the local language. The children had no interest in reading that day; instead, they had simply heard that a bunch of "whitefellas...
...curious thing that happens during the course of an athletic season. You come in to preseason all fired up and ready to play, and after four or five days your body is sore and aching and you just can't wait for school to start so there will only be one practice a day. The first part of the semester is then consumed by games and practices and occasionally classes. You can't wait for the end of the season when you know games will only be once a week so you might have some free time. Finally...
...FILM & SINGING HAVE IN COMMON] They're curious...
...brain has turned to mush, but a study suggests just the opposite: motherhood actually boosts brain power--at least in rats. The surge of hormones during pregnancy seems to cause a proliferation of new growth within tiny brain-cell structures called dendrites. The effect on behavior--mommy rats are curious, bolder and learn mazes more quickly--may be long lasting...
What can we learn from the curious silence of our third group of religionists on this issue? Don't they respect the Bible? Evidently, God thought twig-picking to be just as abominable as homosexuality, as well as cursing your parents or not being a virgin on your wedding night. He did mandate the same punishment for each of these sins...