Word: emersonic
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...Hall has gotten at least a little spicier—the fluorescent poster trail has gradually creeped from the administrative walls over to Matthews (I love the one that says “Econ TFs Want a Living Wage”), weirdo hippies in tie-dyed t-shirts (from Emerson or Northeastern, no doubt) take advantage of the free housing in the tent-covered yard, and creepy music continues to emanate from the stands in front of the protest. (I heard Native American chants booming from a stereo one afternoon. Granted, the Indians were oppressed and we did take their...
...could barely play their instruments, and the shows were unorchestrated chaos. In the era of stadium rock, of "Frampton Comes Alive", the Ramones were boys from the neighborhood, not glamorous, not rich, not savvy, not even clean. They were the antithesis of the prog-rock pomp of Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the opposite of everything the industry types were claiming we wanted. The Ramones look - long Betty Page bangs hiding the eyes,black leather jackets, ripped jeans, white tee-shirts, and sneakers - said it before you heard a note: "We're Against...
...Group two" is terra incognita for the same institution whose philosophy building is named after Ralph Waldo Emerson, Class of 1821. Leiter agrees, despite pointing out that recent hires and promotions have solidified the department...
...There's no substitute for brains and an autonomous mind. The idea, as Emerson says, is to avail yourself "of the checks and balances in nature, as a natural weapon against the exaggeration... of bigots and blockheads...
...Turn off the media and read Emerson or Montaigne for an hour a day. In six months, you may have your mind back...