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Word: shame (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...book. But can the series' success at home be duplicated here? It's hard to say. As Masterpiece Theatre host Russell Baker wryly suggests, many Americans, like himself, developed a terminal aversion to Eliot's writing after having to read Silas Marner in ninth grade. That is a shame. Middlemarch is truly among the greatest books ever written and is, as Virginia Woolf put it, "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people." Its author, whose given name was Mary Ann (later Marian) Evans, was a Victorian feminist who lived openly with a married man and pursued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Middlemarch Madness? | 4/11/1994 | See Source »

...anywhere for spring break, unfortunately. I just stayed in my room, paid my $67 for more dining hall food, and moped. I am currently holed up in my room hiding in shame. How can I face the unforgiving Harvard social scene without a great spring break to talk about? I need a good plan, fast. I'm lonely and have already paid my $1,200 for the board plan. Didn't Get Away in Grays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: It's not funny to eat my bunny | 4/7/1994 | See Source »

...news of the tiger kill spread through nearby villages, informants quickly led police to Raju. Mahadeswara hid but was arrested two months later. While Indian justice guarantees neither swift nor sure punishment, tiger specialist Ullas Karanth believes the shame and inconvenience of interminable court proceedings deter villagers, who lack the resources of wildlife traders. Raju says he regrets what he did and hopes to assist with antipoaching patrols...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENVIRONMENT: A Shotgun, a Promise of $5 and a Skinned Cat | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

Damn fine playwright, that Shakspeare. Problem is most people today just don't seem to enjoy him. Crying shame. But how to get it across to them? People today just want to stare blankly at a movie screen for entertainment... Hang on a second--I have an idea...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Movie Not As Shakespeare Liked It | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

...here without shame. I am on my hands kness and I am begging you all to get involved," Ma said in an address entitled "Death Has a Heart...

Author: By Rebecca M. Wand, | Title: Ma Jaya Speaks at Divinity School | 3/22/1994 | See Source »

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