Word: patheticism
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Who could fall to empathize with the pathetic story of a "desperate Wigg freshman," etched on a desk on the Science Center's top floor, even though the student has probably long since blocked out the experience?
Beyond the metaphysics, the religious, the philosophical and the pathetic lurks another dimension of the graffiti artists' world. It's the world of the inane, or, as one graffiti artist wrote, "This desk is getting looney."
By rejecting both his heritage and mainstream America Tam attempts to become a cultural hero, leading disciples such as Kenji along the path to a new and rebellious racial identity. As Chin's drama unfolds, however, Tam's "Blackness" is exposed as a cowardly means of escape. He is nothing...
Peter Angst, North House. For most wash-ups, life is a pathetic waste of time heaped upon a worthless individual. Not for Peter Angst, however, who believes that "true excellence can be sought even in failure." Last semester Angst performed what fans have called his greatest feat: staying up all...
Schuerman is terrific as the pathetic officer. He seems to slither across the stage with the energy and angst of one self-posessed by his own lousy fate. Karnow's daffyness also brings life to the misguided Poet, who does not understand the meaning of truth (the way most Poets...