Word: loudnesses
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...What If He Loses?" Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on the "loud sucking of the teeth" and "resignation" with which Barack Obama's defeat would be met by the black community [Oct. 20]. If Obama loses the election, the disappointment will be widespread and multiracial because voters will have chosen to continue down a path of political, fiscal and diplomatic disaster. Let's dispense with the black-white distinction. We're all Americans. Peter F. Hartwick, CANDLER...
...more creative in terms of what we have to do to have a fun tailgate,” said Jeffrey C. Holder ’09, Dunster HoCo co-chair. “We can’t just throw a keg out there and play loud music...
...threatened by Lesley yet.”But that’s not to say that having students live side-by-side with residents eliminated problems—indeed, it can sometimes exacerbate them.“The people across the street hate us because we’re loud,” said Caitlyn M. Ewing, a freshman at the Art Institute of Boston, which merged with Lesley a decade ago. “The neighbors are really cranky, they call with complaints every night.”And given Lesley’s most forward-looking expansion plans...
...speak Japanese, therefore it is entirely possible that the commentary is actually some form of psychoanalysis.) Of course, viewers in Japan won’t be pleased watching this humdrum scene, so the crew kindly asks the students to look away from their laptops for a minute and cheer loudly while they are filming. On the fourth take, a loud roar finally spontaneously emanates from the grille couches. During a ball. And the Sox are still losing 3-0. Satisfied with the cheering, the visitors allow the students to return to their multitasking. But still curious about why the game...
...race in the country, Coleman portrayed himself as ordinary, wholesome and dull - which he not unreasonably assumed would go over well in a state culture known, with both affection and derision, as Minnesota Nice. For Coleman's purposes, being safe and boring seemed especially wise when contrasted with the loud, funny, inexperienced and sometimes offensive Saturday Night Live alumnus he was running against. Franken is very smart, but he's the opposite of boring. And given his résumé, he couldn't exactly sell himself as safe...