Word: sightedly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Disciples of Piaget have a tolerance for--indeed a fascination with--children's primitive laws of physics: that things disappear when they are out of sight; that the moon and the sun follow you around; that big things float and small things sink. Einstein was especially intrigued by Piaget's finding that seven-year-olds insist that going faster can take more time--perhaps because Einstein's own theories of relativity ran so contrary to common sense...
...broken windows and dented cars than are reported. And though the riverbank provides adequate sunbathing territory, female bikini-top bathers can expect an earful of lewd come-ons from anonymous passing drivers. Overall, the Quad field definitely offers more of a front lawn atmosphere, and is safely out of sight from Memorial Drivers...
...housing results were announced--I drafted that grim generalization into the lede of a front-page Crimson news article. As a fledgling reporter, I wasn't sure if it was a completely accurate portrayal of student sentiment. But as an overly anxious first-year who cringed at the very sight of a shuttle bus, I knew it was pretty darn close...
...playing/ So it's only just for now/ That I will let you take me down." In the slow-dance Got a Feelin' for Ya, she sings about ice cream ("I'm in the mood for somethin' sticky") as if it were the raunchiest ranch hand in sight. This is music for grownups on the loose, the prowl and the mend...
...myself, was fairly lucky. I held my own in kickball, and I could throw a baseball with sufficiently masculine form. But, I was certainly no athletic superstar, and I endured my fair share of teasing. To this day, the sight of a gym rope makes me shudder...