Word: plaines
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...find beauty in the simplest things. Actually, I was thinking last night; I was looking at the title of the movie when I was at the party last night. "American" makes me think of things that are simple and plain, whereas "beauty" is more alluring, and exciting. When I think of "American Beauty," maybe it's this idea: finding the simple beauty of life, finding beauty in the plainest things, and in just being alive...
...Plain and simple...
Tremendous is the operative word if you're considering home ed. Although some dual-career couples and single parents attempt it, 95% of home-schooling families have one parent who is not working outside the home. Parents have to act as teachers, administrators, social directors and more. Many just plain burn out before high school...
...about their college. The Whittier pair also invited the kids to visit the campus and to stay in touch with them and other Whittier undergrads who could answer questions ranging from what the food is like to how easy it is to make friends at college. It was, plain and simple, a recruiting mission. "By letting current students tell their stories," says Donald Bremme, associate professor of education and faculty coordinator of Whittier's program, "we hope to catch younger kids before the alternative attractions show...
Beyond that, says Dr. Lawrence Einhorn of Indiana University, who treated Lance Armstrong, "we have looked at several risk factors, and the only one that's really been proved is cryptorchidism." In plain English, that means undescended testicles. In a male fetus, the testicles normally develop inside the abdomen and descend into the scrotal sac before birth. In some cases, though, one (and sometimes both) of the testicles stays inside the body. The laggard normally drops into place in the child's first year of life, though surgery is sometimes needed to help it along...