Word: triteness
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...knowing TF. As a second-semester senior, however, I’ve long since given up on the illusion that section is worth the effort. I now realize that fifteen disinterested students and a grad-student-cum-teacher will not lead to enlightenment and that an exchange of trite ideas will never make the Core curriculum more bearable. Nay, I know that section is usually deadening. After observing over 30 sections in the past seven semesters, I’ve learned that the classes may be different, but the players are typically the same. They include such colorful characters...
...first time in Athens. These teams are nowhere near the all-time tally of the U.S., which has collected nearly 900 golds. But maybe the elusiveness of Olympic laurels makes these nations' moments of glory even more, well, glorious. Their triumphs offer a rare chance to forget that trite line, trotted out each Olympiad, about how it's a victory just to be here. For once, they're the best. "In the past, you hardly saw any small nations on the medals table," says i.o.c. member Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco, whose 1984 gold in the women...
...date: call it Tuesdays with Morrie, the ballad. McGraw wrote this elegy following the death of his father, charismatic ex-Big League pitcher Tug McGraw, from cancer in January. Lyrically, it's shameless--and that's from a fan--with life lessons ("love deeper," "read the good book") so trite they might raise a skeptical eyebrow at the Hallmark store. Vocally, McGraw drawls his way through with such perfectly controlled emotion that, while you question his depth, you never doubt his authenticity...
...things that go beyond yourself and help other people are the most fulfilling,” Dahroug said, admitting that his statement sounded “trite...
...sculled around in a circle, showing me how to turn and land on the dock. At this point, I just wanted to get it over with. I wanted to Make the Most learning to scull for free with a Harvard ID and a swim test card, to say something trite about how it made sense that athletes report higher levels of happiness because of the endorphins or groupies or secret handshakes or whatever...