Word: mocking
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...most famous artists in the exhibition, Paul Klee, also uses the grotesque to mock bourgeois society in his etchings, likening his subjects to animals through the form and tone of the lines. Among the exhibition’s greatest strengths is its juxtaposition of early works by renowned artists with their later works, showing the course of their development. This is true of Klee’s etchings, which differ vastly from his subsequent joyful, childlike stick figures in both technique and subject...
...half-bad, either. I must be honest: in a clear violation of the rules of objective reviewing, I went to Mistral predisposed to loathe it. On the way there, I licked my lips—but only in anticipation of the spiteful review I would write. So much to mock, so little time. It’s trendy, I thought, so bring on the inflated prices, a noisy atmosphere and the snotty staff. Well, Mistral seems to have found a way around those standard criticisms: serve wonderful food—because, let’s be honest, it damn well...
...other reason the writing test will be less reliable is that human beings, not machines, will grade the essay. In June, I participated in a mock grading session with members of the College Board's writing-development committee. We read 15 essays by kids who had taken a pretest; they had been given 25 minutes to write on a topic I can't reveal, since it may appear on a future SAT. We scored the essays on a scale of 1 to 6, 1 meaning "very poor" organization and development and 6 meaning the student organized her thoughts, displayed "facility...
Students need to know how the Ad Board makes its disciplinary judgments. A demonstration of the Board’s judicial mechanism, including a mock demonstration of the process, would hugely benefit students at the College by offering an opportunity to observe all members of the Ad Board sit down, hear fake evidence and then issue a ruling in a manner that is realistic to the board’s actual proceedings...
...ridiculously named Forte! A Celebration of Student Excellence in the Arts, a two-hour pageant of Harvard’s most prominent—if not most talented—arts students, was just as much fun to mock as its goody-two-shoes hype would have led you to expect. Mr. Ex-Treasury Secretary showed us what selling out is all about...