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Word: took (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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This quote hung on the wall of my high school English classroom. The quote is about identity, and the very fact that someone took the time to voice those thoughts reflects the American preoccupation with personal identity. Furthermore, the quote suggests that the way one presents oneself to others is integral to one's identity--a phenomenon peculiar to this era and this country, according to Neal Gabler...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Culture Shock: Entertaining the Masses | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

...complicate matters, a woman named Gloria, whom Karl's mother took in when Gloria was 18 and Karl was four, returns to the village, and Karl falls desperately in love with her. As rumors of their love fly around the village, Karl and Gloria must flee in search of safer havens. Reaching Karl's mother's native village, the couple settles in a country home and prepares for a better life. Karl, however, begins to show signs that he is still sympathetic to his Jewish roots, and in spite of their Edenic country home, the pair will soon have...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: I'm Changing My Religion | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

...group took shape in early October as Lee approached friends and musical acquaintances about joining the group...

Author: By Chad B. Denton and Pam Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: New Group Achieves Harmony, Seeks Identity | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

Some of the posters took on a more provocative advertising style...

Author: By Benjamin G. Delbanco, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pusey Magic Display Opens | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

Terrier star forward Walter Brown took advantage of a weary Harvard team by consistently finding holes in the Crimson's defense. Brown eventually racked up a game-high 20 points, and BU shooting guard Billy Beal contributed to the decimation of the Harvard defense by chipping in 17 points...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Raiders Last Tune-Up For M. Hoops Before Ivy Season Begins | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

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