Word: firsthand
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...Minuteman recaptured the lead in the sixth, as Harvard outfielder John O’Donnell—who had entered the game as a defensive replacement—learned firsthand why right field at Fenway Park is considered the toughest position to play in Major League Baseball...
...saying goes, it takes one to know one, and Greenfeld, having been a meth user himself at one time, kept his report free of the moralizing undertones that often seep into similar well-intentioned pieces. The descriptions of methamphetamine use were so lucid, reading them was like experiencing it firsthand. Greenfeld should get a big pat on the back for addressing the issue as a health, social and economic problem independent of politics and class. DUNCAN SNOWDEN Pohang, South Korea...
...conjure races that leave one as breathless as the drivers in the cars. Slow-motion effects are merged with real-time movement to surreal, stunning image. Harlin’s constantly surprising camera work sometimes places the audience in the driver’s seat, allowing one to experience firsthand the incredible rush of speed and fury in each race. The CGI and computer-enhanced car crashes that occur on the track are exciting at first, though the novelty soon wears off as they are overused, and the consequences of high-speed collisions are completely ignored. Despite spectacular automobile acrobatics...
...commend Karl Taro Greenfeld for his candid article about the similarities between his chronic use of speed and the growing problem of methamphetamine addiction in Asia [WORLD, April 2]. Had this piece been written by someone without firsthand knowledge of the dangers of drugs, it would have failed to capture the hopelessness, desperation and irony in the lives of drug users. Greenfeld's article was an example both of beautiful writing and courage. PARINA SOMNHOT Ashburn...
...currently holding casting calls in 21 American cities to find the next 16 individuals who will play "Degrade Myself in Front of the Nation." When they announced that there would be such an open audition in my hometown, Hollywood, I decided to attend and observe firsthand the would-be Survivors, the good citizens of this burg who would risk everything to be the next Richard or Rudy...