Word: imperfection
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Christine M. Murray ’04, coordinator of the New York service trip, acknowledges that the application process is imperfect. Even so, she contends that the brief interview serves as a useful, albeit incomplete, indicator. “It does say something about how committed, enthusiastic and flexible [an applicant] is,” she says. “I hope that the limited number of spots motivates others to propose and lead ASB trips of their...
Such micromanagement of noise may never be entirely possible, but it may be the best of an imperfect array of options. The alternative--walling ourselves off behind a thickening barricade of earplugs, triple-glazed windows and white-noise machines--may keep down the noise, but it will also deafen us to much of the world, not just the parts we don't want to hear...
What exactly does this do for the Top Girls? Before these exercises, the cast was a screwball swarm of hysterical giggles and rowdy line readings. But now they are firmly seated around a dinner table, their focus immersed in the performances and the improvement of their as yet imperfect accents. For the members involved in this production, there is a time for inanity and a time for gravity, and amidst the flurry of vaguely cultish behaviors, they find that clear transition...
Also, in defense of the line, “I can see your sadness” (I apparently have more invested in this debate than even I expected), you seem to forget its context. It was delivered by an immigrant worker whose imperfect English was intended to make it sound somewhat stilted, excusing any loss of impact derived therein. I present to you another line from Adaptation that single-handedly trumps any off-day Kaufman offerings, when Donald Kaufman describes the screenplay he’s working on: “So the killer flees on horseback with the girl...
...interests, a violent tour schedule and way too much alcohol, they lose control—and, naturally, start setting stuff on fire. On their second album, Kick up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose, the Cooper Temple Clause capture this incendiary chaos while forging a fascinating, if imperfect product...