Word: grades
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people they like the best too, despite the fact that they were randomly assigned. Chances are you would have hated your power-hungry roommate if you knew him from a student organization, or your loud-mouthed roommate if you overheard her in a dining hall, or your grade-grubbing roommate if you met him in a class. But when we live with these people, "power-hungry" becomes "dedicated," "loud-mouthed" becomes "outspoken," "grade-grubbing" becomes "conscientious"--not because we're blind to these people's habits, but because we understand the motivations behind them. The better we know people...
...would say she manages pretty well," says Mukuna. "When I grade her papers she does like other good students in class. She never asked for an extension...
Convinced that the workload that comes with the social studies sophomore tutorial is "ridiculous for single parents," Ocon is looking into a more strategic course selection. Ocon's lowest grade during midterms may have been a B-, but her three courses this semester left her staring blankly at a computer screen, trying to remember how to do endnotes. Switching concentrations remains yet another possibility...
...Grade A poultry--which arrives at dining halls in vacuum sealed bags--is also cooked thoroughly to prevent the growth of bacteria such as Salmonella...
...whole thing was a scam. "Do you like cats?" Julia asked us. "Nope," I typed back, nudging Zoe and Ella to watch as I tripped up the primitive program. "I like pizza." "Great," replied Julia. "I go crazy for pizza." Doh! Next, Ella, the bawdiest member of her first-grade class (she can sing virtually any Green Day song, four-letter-word for word), pecked out an unprintable suggestion. Julia didn't miss a beat: "You eat with that mouth...