Word: scene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...actions, one feels completely sympathetic towards her at the expense of Creon. As Howells plays her, she is a very young woman who has no real idea of what she has gotten herself into, guided by a firm belief in the rightness of her convictions. In the opening scene and when interacting with Creon she is almost like a rebellious teenager, nervous but defiant in the face of adult authority; though her battles have higher stakes than the average adolescent's. In a more humorous vein, B.J. Novak '01 is quite funny as a Union soldier--perhaps the original "bearer...
...future in which the right to sleep has been legislated away. The narrator's occupation? A Dreamer, literally someone who dreams for everyone else. Yet seemingly mundane situation, such as befriending a pooch in "The 24-Hour Dog," are approached with equally fresh and keen perception. Winterson's quick scene changes, especially apparent in the latter story, can be jarring. But in another sense, it is as if she is a Cubist painter presenting varied perspectives in an attempt to avoid cliche and whisk you to the "other places" mentioned in the book's title...
...Scene 4: Bible section, Thursday afternoon...
Complaining about the dating scene has become a favorite pasttime among students, but perhaps men have a reason for avoiding entanglement in "the pursuit." Responding to innocent flirtation or going after those who play hard to get may take a turn for the worse. Those "Rape Happens at Harvard" pins are pretty intimidating, and "caution" is definitely a new term in the dating phenomena. Fear of rejection is another hindrance in anyone's plan--maybe the object of your affection smiled at you today in the Yard, but more likely he or she was smiling at the person behind...
When officers reached the scene a few minutes later, a search for the suspects through the Yard, on Mass. Ave. and by Johnston Gate proved negative. The victim told HUPD officials the suspects were a black man and woman, ages 17 to 20 years old, and approximately 5'10" and 5'6" tall, respectively...