Word: distinctives
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...even if these videos were balanced portrayals of Muslim life in America, very few Pakistanis, Indonesians or Saudis would believe them. The distinct anti-American atmosphere in much of the Islamic world, coupled with the dubious nature of the content, will compel most to pass these saccharine shows off as propaganda pieces. Skeptical foreigners wary of United States intervention around the world won’t all of a sudden trust the state department because, in place of a heavy-set balding white man, an olive-skinned American in a headscarf tells them that we’re really...
...don’t see why the Core needs to be chopped up into 11 distinct areas. I think there could be some good Cores that are interdisciplinary,” he said. “I don’t want students to feel hampered at all by the Core...
...dinner Arts Table, open to anyone who wants to talk about art. “It’s a forum where artists can connect,” Jennifer Mergel ’98, Adams House Arts Tutor said. Mergel remembers a time when each House had its own distinct character and “Adams House was an arts-focused community.” The table will invite visiting artists to present their work, provide a forum for students to discuss exhibitions and to create arts programming for the House. Students will also have the chance to interact...
...think everyone on campus at the time shared a great passion for whatever they were doing. There were passionate conservatives, passionate moderates, and passionate liberals. Viewpoints were scattered, which made for an outward appearance of apathy. We weren’t polarized, either—that implies two distinct viewpoints. We were all focused on our own diverse interests. People would get involved in organizations that weren’t as vocal as the SDS, but they were still driven by genuine concerns. In general, people cared a lot about the University, but not all in the same way. There...
McPhee measured the range of the Princeton forward’s peripheral vision—both horizontal and vertical—and found it to be vastly wider than average. He detailed the five distinct motions in Bradley’s hook shot. He crafted an in-depth biographical sketch of someone who spent time working for the Orange Key Society and doing thesis research. Imagine a hundred-page volume about the basketball player or Crimson Key Society member in your entryway and the thought seems all the more astounding...