Word: tatiana
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However uncertain the preceding circumstances, the facts of the assault are clearer: Just before the zoo's closing time, the 4-year-old tiger named Tatiana escaped her pen and attacked the older of the Dhaliwal brothers, then turned on and killed Sousa, who was apparently trying to save his friend by distracting the animal. She then made her way 300 yards to the zoo café, following a trail of blood left by the first injured man who had fled with his brother. It was there she attacked her third victim, the younger Dhaliwal, and was shot dead...
...what exactly was Tatiana's motive? It may well be that she, despite being born into captivity and identified with a human name, was simply being a tiger - acting as any other predator would in nature. It's no surprise that tigers can be aggressive. But is it possible that Tatiana may have remembered the three men - who may have taunted her - and set out for them specifically? Was she, in other words, holding a grudge...
...between Tatiana's attacks on the men at the San Francisco Zoo was relatively brief, so the word "grudge," which implies ill will that persists over time, may not be appropriate in this situation. Perhaps Tatiana's behavior would more accurately be described as a crime of passion - no grudge necessary. Still, could years of captivity have led to harbored resentment against humans, and her eventual attack...
...think elite institutions underestimate these students and are scared of admitting them,” said Tatiana Melguizo, a professor at the University of Southern California who has studied community college transfer trends. THROUGH THE GATES...
...themselves into the realm of humanitarian service by teaching their craft in prisons, medical schools, and universities. “The walls [of theater] are really breaking down,” Weaver said. “And the forms are leaking out into the community proper.” Tatiana H. Chaterji ’08, an attendee concentrating in government and women, gender, and sexuality, echoed the panelists’ sentiments. “I’m interested in expanding the possibilities for theater, so that representations across culture, gender and sexuality are celebrated...