Word: sequitur
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...writing about myself, a man with the same initials.” Yet for self-reflection, the narrator’s description of his life’s events is notably disjointed. “Morris” hears a radio presenter pronounce the non-sequitur “Beethoven was one-sixteenth black” while introducing the musicians who will be performing a selection from the composer’s oeuvre. He is caught in the gaze of a framed portrait of his great-grandfather, a diamond prospector. He then sets off for a black township...
Caldwell’s argument is an absurd non sequitur. She argues that because there are false accusations of rape, we should focus on women’s responsibility for their sexual behavior rather than attackers’ guilt. She fails to mention that deliberately false accusations of rape are exceedingly rare; the Duke Lacrosse case is just one sensationalized example. All accounts show that tens of thousands of rape cases each year are unreported or grossly mishandled by medical and legal response centers. She also neglects to explain how changing women’s “sexual behavior?...
...away with. I wish I had a dime for every time I saw a TF’s flaccid, feigned smile of approbation, that muttering of “good” or “interesting” every time another student weighs in with a complete non-sequitur...
...thing only, let it be this: never follow a man wearing impeccable eyeliner. 30 Seconds to Mars’ “From Yesterday” places thoroughly made-up Jared Leto and his three companions in ancient China, complete with a child emperor and a non-sequitur samurai. There’s some plot about time travel and lost love and a treasure map, but it’s only a weak set up for some amazingly incongruous scenes: four pale, emo-uniformed men walking in the midst of samurai. Leto wields a katana while wearing black fingerless gloves...
...vast majority of the Americans that Borat meets, despite some fairly staggering failings, are polite almost to a fault (New York City pedestrians excepted). People indulge his nonsensical, offensive, and otherwise non sequitur comments, often responding to even the most ridiculous statements with a tactful “well, we really don’t do things like that over here...