Word: gusto
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Traveling back and forth between Israel and what will soon officially become Palestine, the sharp contrasts in quality of life, cultural norms and economic conditions are staggering. The same gardner who waters my plants with gusto each morning probably returns to his East Jerusalem or West Bank neighborhood where tap water is carefully boiled in order to disinfect and toilets are turned on and off between usage. By contrast, in the magazine office where I work, the water cooler of fresh mineral water is restocked daily and, although our tap water is drinkable, we use it only to wash...
...shoot a gun. But little did he know that it would come in handy in the mass slaughter of his fellow Mather House residents. As a member of the Mather HoCo, Poon felt that he should join the game last year. And after attacking his assassin matches with gusto, he will graduate with two team wins under his belt...
...last stationed in Iraq and now he works on Tremont Street in the recruiting station. At the end of the evening, a man with a giant white beard, a round belly and a cowboy hat makes an entrance. My Keno note reads: "1:31 a.m.: cowboy Santa enters with gusto." Five minutes later, I log my final observation: "1:36 Sat, HK hopping." The circus is in town...
...interest in the success of the council. I'm not the only student whose frustration with the council and its representatives is on the brink of becoming an outright rejection of the organization as a whole. Take advantage of the optimism of a new administration, grab on to the gusto that caused you to run for the council in the first place and--for your own sake and the sake of the school--do something while you still have the chance...
...lucrative Hormel endorsement. In a top-secret investigation for 20/20, the program she anchors, Sawyer installed hidden cameras in her apartment, then invited a group of the show's underlings over for "homemade" chili, ostensibly to discuss work. But while Sawyer's chili, which she ate with gusto, tasted fine, her guests got a meal spiked with salt. When she left the room, cameras taped staff members' denigrating comments. The stunt was designed for a segment exposing the fact that in social situations, people often lie. Upon learning of the ruse, some felt betrayed and one even contacted a lawyer...