Word: rude
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American triumph in the '90s came as a rude surprise to some. Only a decade ago, Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers ushered in the conventional wisdom that America, suffering from "imperial overstretch," was in decline. With the collapse of the Soviet Empire, it was assumed that the world would go from cold war bipolarity to multipolarity. After all, was not Japan flourishing, Europe unifying, China rising...
...care about how others treat us and the people that we deem important. Unfortunately, it seems as if that latter category is growing smaller. Thus Hicks can feel outraged that an Abercrombie and Fitch salesperson uses his first name while completely ignoring how rude he is to others...
That's the worst thing about the whole exchange on the sidewalk. It brought out a bad side in me. I'm a nice person, damnit, and for this lady not to recognize me as such, for her to treat me as if I were rude, is just too much. I swear, I could have strangled her right then and th--never mind. As you can see, the rudeness is still hovering about me, so you'd best try to avoid me for the next couple of days, particularly if I'm speeding along on the sidewalk. Just...
...with Crystal. "On Saturday at 9 a.m., there's a wrestling preview on [channel] 38. My favorite is The Rock. He's the people's champion, they say. But my daughter likes Stone Cold Steve Austin. I don't know why she likes him. He's so rude on the TV." On the days Billy works he spends his last hour at home relaxing, preparing for a long night...
...However, after registering one of its worst offensive performances against the Tigers, the second worst defense in the league, the Elis may be in for a rude awakening when they take the field against Harvard's number one ranked defense...