Word: shockingly
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...thunderous beat of drums breaks the silence of the still morning. After a quick warm up, the band marches out into Mt. Auburn Street and blasts its traditional fight songs, surely violating several Cambridge noise ordinances and providing a bit of a shock to heavy-eyed residents of Lowell and Claverly...
...Shock and Indifference I am a Nepalese woman living far away from home. Your article on the execution of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq captured the horror we all felt when we heard the news [Sept. 13]. Too bad the rest of the world didn't seem to care. Considering that these young men were killed because the terrorists believed they were aiding Americans, it was disappointing not to see President Bush on TV publicly condemning the killings. I guess he was too busy cashing campaign checks. It really saddened me that so few cared about this tragic event...
...recovered from the hives, I realized that I too could be one of those “idiot Americans.” Whether it’s missing the greasy Peking Ravioli that I used to devour at the Kong or crying at missed friends or family, culture shock is not an avoidable phenomenon. But as I slaved away on last minute preparations for Fashion Week at my internship with W magazine, I slowly regained my confidence and began to feel slightly Parisian again...
...recovered from the hives, I realized that I too could be one of those “idiot Americans.” Whether it’s missing the greasy Peking Ravioli that I used to devour at the Kong or crying at missed friends or family, culture shock is not an avoidable phenomenon. But as I slaved away on last minute preparations for Fashion Week at my internship with W magazine, I slowly regained my confidence and began to feel slightly Parisian again...
When short-term shocks do threaten to raise prices noticeably, people have a way of getting pissed, and the administration is usually quick to take action. Only four months ago the President refused to tap into the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves, arguing that doing so “would put America in a dangerous position in the war on terror.” But Bush changed his mind after Hurricane Ivan disrupted oil imports. It was probably the right policy move on the merits, but let’s not fool ourselves about the administration?...