Word: establishing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kelly's relatives or rowing on the Schuylkill, although some of the characters in the story had a fortune in fantasy lives. So it is no surprise that Joseph Wambaugh, the former Los Angeles cop who writes well about the police (The Blue Knights, The Onion Field), attempts to establish a gothic mood. He associates the feeling with eastern Pennsylvania's brooding Germanic influences and forbidding estate architecture. His competition, Philadelphia Inquirer Reporter Loretta Schwartz-Nobel, prefers the interior decoration of the not-so-new journalism. She has had the doubtful advantage of interviewing the imprisoned criminals in the case...
Wailing against unspecific word definitions is my favorite activity. As soon as someone attempts to answer a section leaders question, I like to excitedly break in and say something like. "Fah! Your words are open to blatant misunderstanding! Surely we must establish a common vocabulary if we can ever hope to fathom even a modicum of what Pope meant. That is to say, what he 'meant', what he MEANT, and-or what he "MEANT'! It is simply meaningless to go on unless common meanings are first established and maintained...
Student Seven: I am the cynical asshole who sits in the back and labels everyone much like this. I am too far removed from reality to establish my own identity, so I pick on other people's. In class I say things with great annoyance like, "Don't you think we're reading too far into this? How do we know that Pope meant anything more that just what is immediately evident on the surface...
...council failure to represent the interest of its constituents may cost students accused of wrong-doing a fair shake if a plan to revamp the College disciplinary system gains approval. Eisert and former council Chairman Brian C. Offutt '87 helped draft the proposal, which would establish a student-faculty committee to hear cases that, in effect, would write a code of common laws with each verdict...
...Black & Decker finishes packing up its equipment, the village will be able to offer a large, modern industrial plant to interested companies, saving them the cost of building space. Bartlesville officials, meanwhile, hope that the city's large population of highly skilled early retirees may be able to establish some sophisticated consulting firms. Ajo has actually made a virtue of its trouble. Though it may never again be an industrial town, Ajo's Sunbelt location and ample supply of cheap housing have attracted hundreds of retirees. They say they appreciate the peace and quiet...