Word: loses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...walkingaround the computer labs telling people to puttheir drinks away, but it really does make theequipment age earlier. All it takes is one can ofsoda and you lose a $50 keyboard," he says...
...sometimes I wimped out of the battle. I think at times I was afraid to fail the students, afraid to take on a big issue that mattered to them when I knew we would lose. I know now that sincerely and unapologetically leading people into battle for a good cause logically negates the very possibility of failure...
Finally, I ask, At what price victory? If winning must be accompanied by behavior like Ciollo's, then I would prefer to lose. JAMES M. MARKHAM...
Although O'Donnell addresses serious issues and makes profound points, he does not lose sight of the fact that his quirky, off-beat style always teeters on the absurd and surreal. He is able to make fun of himself and his genre, which keeps him from becoming pretentious or sounding insincere. This is most artfully done when Tad watches his friend's ludicrous performance-art piece. His friend sits, mostly naked, in a bathtub, talking about how alone he is and how his parents "never took me to Disneyland!" and finishes the piece by cutting his wrists, which he immediately...
While many students say the topical organization is interesting, others complain that they lose sight of the big picture when they study works of art in non-sequential order...