Word: needlessly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...body, with abs that would put any shirtless celebrating member of the U.S. women's soccer team to shame and with power that could knock the wind out of a production assistant during spirited office-time slam dancing, the latter thesis of which I had the displeasure of confirming. Needless to say, any fear I had of failing at my task multiplied considerably when I realized that this individual would be the ultimate judge of my work...
...campus firsts, the college history. I maintained low profile. I noticed a dangerous pattern developing, however: there we some things I just had to giggle at. A giggle isn't the normal tour noise--a well-oiled tour guide can time the laughs, the oohs and the aahs--so needless to say I caught a few suspicious looks as we turned the corners of the pseudo-Gothic buildings and walked up yet another hill...
...Needless to say, all of these reasons are fatuous, and the survey is simply disturbing. How can an American respond to this sort of racism coming from the mouths of people whom I otherwise respect? Hardly anyone has heard of political correctness in Moscow, and if they have, they scoff at it. Those crazy Americans making things complicated for themselves, they say. Russian society is keenly aware of its uniqueness as a nation, and it looks for commonality among people of other societies as well. Consequently, stereotypes can go a long way towards what is considered truth in Russia...
...Needless to say, all of these reasons are fatuous, and the survey is simply disturbing. How can an American respond to this sort of racism coming from the mouths of people whom I otherwise respect? Hardly anyone has heard of political correctness in Moscow, and if they have, they scoff at it. Those crazy Americans making things complicated for themselves, they say. Russian society is keenly aware of its uniqueness as a nation, and it looks for commonality among people of other societies as well. Consequently, stereotypes can go a long way towards what is considered truth in Russia...
...floor of Hollis South (I do not travel lightly). I realized two things then. One: everyone else but me and one international student had parents there, helping them move in and get settled, and two: UPS had lost the ten boxes I had sent from home. Needless to say, I was not happy that first night. I had never felt so alone...