Word: saws
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Egypt with Paul, my best friend from high school. Our El-Al flight from London disembarked in Jerusalem at 4 a.m. local time, and most of the passengers filtered through the line for Israeli nationals. We entered the foreign passport line along with 50 others. When the immigration agent saw a visa stamp in my U.S. passport, she asked me dryly, "You were in Pakistan...
...straightened out. But as an American, coming from our culture of individual rights, I was offended by the fact that I, one among dozens of passengers, was pulled aside simply because of my last name and the way I looked. And for the first time in my life, someone saw me first and foremost as a Muslim, and doubted my legitimacy as a person because...
...energy crisis loomed and the city had no choice but to demand that the Citgo Corporation pull the plug on the neon masterpiece. As it lay idle for the next four years, Kenmore Square residents frequently referred to the unlit metal structure as the "eyesore of the community." They saw the sign as "reminiscent of a time when Kenmore Square was sleazy and seedy," impeding their efforts to restore and beautify the area. Additionally, many people felt that the sign was a waste of money and energy in a time when poverty and the homeless were infiltrating the city...
...monthly $10,000 in bills was not economical, a campaign to destroy this last form of "spectacular" advertising was set into motion. With the news of the demolition, however, many Bostonians became suddenly consumed with an intense feeling of nostalgia, and started their own campaign to save what they saw as an irreplaceable piece of Boston history...
...seriously). I see a therapist once a week and it's good. The first therapist I saw in Cambridge--the first thing I said to him was, "I had dinner with my father last week and I made a classic Freudian slip. I meant to say, `Can you pass the salt please,' and it comes out, `You prick, you ruined my childhood!'" [The therapist] said, "Would you like me to laugh at that?" and I said, "Not if you can help it." That's pretty much how I feel about therapy and comedy. I know it sounds like it makes...