Word: engrossing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fortunately, since we spend our time combing the performances for clues, the actors know to engross us with their characters and yet still leave us hanging. Rabbit brings Meg to new lows in ditzoid blowsiness, to such an extent that she sometimes doesn't appear to know to be afraid when she is threatened. This makes it especially difficult to believe her belle-of-the-ball past when it's mentioned, but the comic potential of the suggestion makes up for it. Rabbit shows the eloquence of stance alone, as does Nuccio. Meg's hands are permanently raised, ready...
This would still maintain the integrity of reading period, because it would allow students to engross themselves in their work. It would also prevent cramming studying into a day or two, as other schools do, and would reward us with more than five days of intersession. It would be easier to travel because one would not be required to make two trips homed, and the constant threat of exams would not hang over one's head during vacation...