Word: nietzschian
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...just think that somehow, something's gone awry in our genetic destiny. This sounds sort of Nietzschian, I think. But somehow, the genetic mastermind behind our evolution is allowing too many congenital morons to get through. Andalso, I think it's very important for people tojust be in better shape. I think it's disgustingto see, especially among writers andintellectuals. They're a bunch of little mice...
...Harvard student, Eric L. Kaplan '89, made it into the anthology. He submitted "Development of an Idea," a mystifying semiparody of philosophical jargon, to Yale's admissions office. In his essay Kaplan circumlocutiously traces an idea he first had at age 12, which developed into empathy with the Nietzschian comment, "Nobody will guess how you looked in your morning, you sudden sparks and wonders of my solitude." Kaplan closed his essay by appealing to admissions officers, "This essay is a try at letting others guess...
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