Word: decorums
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Delighted to see that his son loved nature, Thee took him camping and encouraged his interest in biology and dissection. Mittie was not so enthusiastic. Dead-animal stink and the reeking chemicals used to preserve hides upset the decorum of her parlor. But nature and the science of nature were the solace of Roosevelt's invalid childhood, a refuge where he could achieve intellectual mastery at a young age. Under his father's loving tutelage, T.R. fashioned himself into a naturalist whose specimens can be viewed in museums today; scientists later welcomed him as an equal into their debates about...
...fight, then, was really about whether there was a fight. There was not; more an animated discussion among people who agree to differ. The reaction from American critics (summarized on the Filmmaker magazine blog) was more energetically mixed. But all parties observed the rules of decorum...
...increased access, much of it by way of the internet, continues to erode the walls of decorum between students and faculty, some professors across the nation are calling for more defensive driving on the information superhighway. But Harvard professors say that for the most part, their students have been obeying the rules of the road. Professor of Psychology Richard J. McNally said that while he’d “heard stories about [professors] being bombarded with e-mail,” he hadn’t dealt with inappropriate messages. “I have, for the most...
...parent. Belches and makes rude noises. Fidgets and squirms in his chair. Bubbles his milk. Sticks beans up his nose. But the question mark is crucial. The authors answer the question of whether a dinosaur really eats this way by saying no, then showing a sequence of model dino decorum at the table: calm, polite and cheerful. "He never drops anything/ Onto the floor./ And after he's finished,/ He asks for some more." Whichever style young readers are tempted to emulate (you get one guess), they will be entertained by Yolen's neatly rhymed text and Teague's vividly...
Mamoun’s is open until 4 a.m. everyday, 365 days a year. If you can get over the dim lighting, exotic wall decorum, and quietly mumbling waiters, then you should consider Mamoun’s for a late-night snack between parties; however, FM would definitely stick to the falafel...