Word: habitability
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...Rudenstine administration has elicited widespread condemnation for the arrogance and aloofness with which it has approached the subject of student/ administrative dialogue, and rightfully so. During the course of his tenure, Rudenstine has made a habit of holding office hours only once a month for a mere 60 minutes, and even with this limited time commitment, that hour is often cancelled. Meetings with students groups happen rarely, and when they do it is usually because organizations like the PSLM have solicited Rudenstine’s time, not vice versa...
...doesn’t have a name; she is just referred to over and over again as “the daughter.” Throughout the first half of the novel, this visit, the image of Walter riding in on his buggy and the daughter’s habit of holding onto her father’s gun and staring lovingly at his paintings of birds are repeated over and over again. It is as though Jorge thinks that the reader doesn’t understand that these events all symbolize the daughter’s longing...
...Secondly, a lot of the consumption in America is done by addicts, and we've got to do a better job of helping people rid themselves of their habits. One of my visions for the faith-based initiative is to encourage faith-based programs to become more actively involved in helping people kick the drug habit...
...wake up. When I ran past him on my morning run, I assumed he was sleeping in, a thought that made me smile to myself. I don’t know how the construction worker knew to call the police, as most citizens don’t make a habit of approaching sleeping homeless people burrowed in blankets. But he called at 3 p.m. on his cell phone, and the University police came. Donning gloves, they shook the homeless man, paused a moment and rolled him over. As his body turned, his arms remained locked above his head in rigor...
...fire ants to bombardier beetles, I retreated from this tower. The dread of oncoming cold quickly squeezed out any scientific haughtiness I may have harbored, and I marched to CVS to buy my first bottle of Echinacea. For my entire sophomore year I supplemented my vitamin-C (a habit I could justify by appealing to the “anti-oxidant” powers of ascorbic acid) with little capsules filled with what looked like old grass clippings...