Word: singularities
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Becker claims his goal is to transcend these misunderstandings. He offers as his thesis that the differences between men and women originated in the ancient age when men were hunters and women were gatherers. Consequently, men tend to be very singular and goal-oriented while women are more concerned with the abstract and the process...
...result of all this animosity? Becker says that men and women have lost the capacity for honest communication. His theory is that the differences between the sexes stem from the time when men were hunters and women were gatherers. Thus men tend to focus on the singular, while women tend to gather numerous things around them. For example, when women shop, they will often search for absolutely nothing in particular which "they will know as soon as they find it." Men, on the other hand, will focus on buying one item ("Me want shirt. Me get shirt. Go home, watch...
When Malick gives concrete notes, he tends to speak in metaphors as singular as the images in his films. He talks about the "green poison of war," and instructed one actor to play a scene like "a squid being thrown up on the beach from the abyss." On the other hand, the stage directions in his script could be dauntingly airy for an actor: "Fife's terror passes gradually over into a longing for life and peace." How do you play that...
Rampersad calls Gates "a very rare and singular individual...
ARTS FIRST '97 marks the fifth anniversary of the festival, begun by former Overseer John Lithgow '67 in 1993. The weekend provides the singular opportunity of concentrating on arts and arts alone. Forget about that last paper and enjoy the arts: You're soaking...