Word: starks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those articles, Cole cut a stark figure. The brilliant Harvard instructor was speaking out against the vagaries of exaggerated accomplishments. The importance of standards and truth, he argued, were being lost in a sea of relativism...
Especially in his matter-of-fact approach to practical matters, Eighner depicts the stark reality of homelessness. For example, his detailed instructions on how to scavenge food safely from a dumpster points out the relentless struggle for basic survival far more effectively than any Dickensian description of gnawing hunger. The details of setting up camp in a public park or washing up in a bar's restroom gives the book a firm foundation in day-to-day reality, which is quite remarkable in itself and needs no further embellishment...
...concern my depiction of Coach Tim Murphy's stark honesty after the loss...
...even faster way to get to SOLID is to launch the "ph" from any application from your network-connected personal computer or type "ph" from any terminal at the "fas%" prompt. The "ph" programs presents a stark-looking command line. If you're using "ph" from a personal computer, simply type a person's first and/or last name and hit to get their contact information. If you're using "ph" from the "fas%" prompt, the person's name must be prefaced by the word "query" followed by a space...
...seen this type of wartime melodrama too many times before. The officers are all cannibalistic monsters, the bedraggled rank and file scream cannon fodder, and the black and white cinematography, far from a stark, chilling revelation of the nightmare that is war, is predictable and bland...