Word: trivialization
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...pain moves from one area to another. 2) Describe how frequently you experience episodes, including the time of day they occur and whether they're constant or wavering in intensity. 3) Describe not only the severity but also what the pain feels like (throbbing, gnawing, stabbing), since even seemingly trivial details can help a doctor make a diagnosis. 4) Remember the sort of things that trigger the pain (the type of movement, for example) and whether rest or exercise relieves it. Certainly, tell your doctor whether you've had any treatment before and if it made a difference...
What lies at the heart of these disputes over seemingly trivial details (does Mrs. Smith in The Bald Soprano hurl the socks across the stage and show her teeth as Ionesco's stage directions indicate, or does she keep her mouth closed and merely toss the socks as in Nicolas Bataille's original Paris production?) is a question about the seat of power in theatrical productions-and ultimately a question about the very nature of theater. Does the playwright, as the creator of the story being told, have the first and last word over how that story...
...Life (HRL) have highlighted an obscure fact about the required University Health Services (UHS) fee: Students can receive a refund of the portion of their fee that is allocated to subsidize abortions. Although the actual refund is literally a few cents, and the amount of the subsidy is trivial compared to the high cost of obtaining an abortion, HRL has nevertheless encouraged anti-abortion students to register moral objection to the medical procedure by requesting the refund. We not only strongly discourage students from following this irresponsible advice, but we emphatically urge UHS to eliminate this refund option altogether...
...plane, distance is trivial, unreal: it is simply the price, in units of time, to a destination. I get on the plane to Chicago, sleep or read for awhile, and I am home; it has cost me two hours. I get on the plane to Athens; it costs me nine. The comfortable, familiar nothingness of plane travel belies the complexity of life on the ground...
...leaders of Harvard and Radcliffe had trouble agreeing on the right mix of research on general topics and focus on women's issues. One of the most bitter fights during the merger negotiations was over the seemingly trivial question of which goal to list first in the official mission statement...