Word: pointed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rudeness is, of course, prevalent in our society. And whenever anyone writes about rudeness, the first and most obvious temptation is to declare the current period in history the nadir of incivility, the low point reached by mankind after years of tossing values over the side like Sam Adams hurling tea into the Boston Harbor...
...pervasive influence of personality quirks into candidates' speeches could be seen even in the presidential candidates. John A. Burton '01 made the key point that "the UC is invisible" to the campus. Indeed, Burton's recent dismissal from the council for lack of attendance can now clearly be disregarded as blatant, unfair discrimination. The council's invisibility understandably prevented Burton, who may also suffer from poor vision, from finding his way to the meeting. In his quest to "make [the council] visible," Burton can help not only the huge number of myopic students at Harvard, but himself...
...caught completely off guard. "I'm in a hurry," I stated calmly, glancing at my bike to emphasize the point. "I was being completely safe. You just can't tell because you're stupid...
...inclined to make you feel more comfortable, but which only ends up turning you off. I have often walked in there wearing, along with several others, a tuxedo, to which I always receive the question, asked with a smirk, "Hey, what are you celebrating?" I am tempted, by this point, to answer, "An employee who does his job--now make my burrito...
...think we definitely want to make a point to the other Boston teams that we're for real," Stonehouse said. "A win against B.C. says a lot about...