Word: laughter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remarks, which frequently elicited laughter from the audience, Schroeder canvassed a variety of issues, such as the integration of women in the military, the importance of reading to young children and the definition of sexual harassment...
MCAT, Mention this acronym to any pre-med (you'll probably have to go to the library to find one) who is taking the grueling, eight-hour test in four days, and you will likely be met with snarls, nervous laughter, or perhaps, an emotional breakdown...
Perhaps we can help silence the laughter and instead hear the tears of sorrow transform into sighs of relief for the families of the murdered. And perhaps, in the background, we may hear the first faint footsteps on the long path to redemption, and recognize the travelers to be ourselves...
...there aren't more women on the list should consider the fate of Hanna Suchocka, the first female Prime Minister of Poland--or of any postcommunist state. It was Walesa who derailed her political career, stating, "I can't see a woman above me"--then adding, to the appreciative laughter of the press corps, "Sometimes, maybe...
None of these complexities would come across quite so eloquently without the accomplished performances of Deborah Kipp and Felicity Jones. Kipp, as Ruth, puts forth the perfect amount of droll wit in her early scenes to command respect, laughter and attention--she's casually captivating. In the second act, this bravado gradually transforms into insecurity about her position as a writer--an important change which Kipp portrays very sympathetically...