Word: tritely
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Least of all does the new album convey anything beyond the dreariness of the typical teen life. Rather than depicting a lush vision of beautiful people in beautiful places, Spears sings about one predominant theme: her repression and desire to break free. Not only is the motif a trite one, but it also is repeated with such monotony on her album—eight of the twelve tracks are about her restrictions—that it loses all significance. The other four songs are overt sexual invitations, neither particularly interesting nor titillating...
...grandmother’s refrigerator door is covered in yellowing clippings of particularly trite cartoons. I tease her about the prominent display place these somewhat witty drawings have next to the photographs of six-year-old me. I am never tempted toward newspaper clipping myself. There is one cartoon I tore out of the New Yorker and then promptly threw away because I hated it. I remember it anyway. There is a woman standing by the fridge with a carton of ice cream open in her hand. Her husband (or whoever is the balding man in her life) sticks...
...reclaims custody by personally kidnapping the child in the middle of the night. Eisner means for the story to have an archetypal, fairy tale aspect, hammered home by the written-out "fairy tale" version of the story at the end. But fairy tales are not novels. The morals become trite and the characters lack nuance...
...heartbreaking, but I know what the coming months hold for the survivors and grieving family members after the Sept. 11 tragedies. Still, it is important for them to know that although it does not seem likely now, time really does heal the wounds. Saying it will get better sounds trite. But your painful loss will become more bearable, and the pain will slowly be replaced with the fond memories you have of the loved one who has died. Take one day at a time. Please seek help if you need it. With the love and support of family and friends...
...shirts, united by their love of Harvard and pride in its achievements. Harvard College purports to be largely about bringing different groups together, combining their diverse backgrounds to create memorable new experiences. The scenes after The Game illustrated the critical role of diversity here far better than any trite speech ever could...