Word: switch
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...fiction writing courses during his junior year after taking a poetry course his sophomore year. After the first course, Wolosenko was sure he wanted to write a creative thesis. Because only English concentrators are allowed to apply to the selective program, the former Literature concentrator made the switch. “There wasn’t something that I wanted to critically analyze that was driving my academic pursuits. From the people [writing critical theses] I talk to, if it’s not fundamentally interesting to them then they’re going to kind of resent...
...Bohemia is where the mood of “A Winter’s Tale” shifts into the realm of comedy, but while the actors deftly managed the switch, the production barely differentiated between Leontes’ palace and the pastoral oceanside kingdom. Lighting Designer (a.k.a. “light switch operator”) Caleb Wertenbaker’s visual palette was lamentably consistent throughout the production: the lights stayed...
...right circle and roofed it with 65 seconds remaining for the 4-1 lead. Senior backup goalie Justin Tobe opened the third period in Richter’s stead. “It was a team-wide disappointing game,” Donato later said of the switch, “but [Richter] was certainly part of it.” Yale’s fifth and final goal was an empty-netter, the result of an attempted 6-on-4 power play by the Crimson with five minutes remaining. Cahill, who scored the Bulldogs’ first goal...
...ingrained that I could remove only the loose dust. Then I lay down anyhow and closed my eyes. The naked bulb hanging from the center of the cell was directly above my head. Though dim, it irritated me. I looked around the cell but could not see a light switch anywhere. ''Please!'' I called, knocking on the door. ''I can't find the light switch.'' ! ''We don't switch off the light at night. In future, when you want to speak to the guards, just say, 'Report.' Don't knock on the door. Don't say anything else...
...full force. The wind nearly knocked me over when I stepped out of the interrogation building. The guard led me to a small building in a corner of the prison compound, unlocked a small door and said, ''Get in!'' The room was very dark. I waited for him to switch on the light, but he just closed the door after me. Standing outside, he asked, ''Are you going to confess?'' When I did not reply, he snapped the lock and went away. I stood just inside the door in total darkness, trying to make out where I was. An unpleasant...