Word: verbalism
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...escaped the ice shower, but couldn’t avoid the verbal deluge. Not only was I a reporter, but I was a girl reporter—the hazing was inevitable. There was the time the rightfielder asked for my phone number, or the time the manager told me I was “nicer to look at” than the regular beat writer...
...conservative publication is also feeling outside pressure to use discretion. HIS President Khalid M. Yasin ’07, who arranged the meeting with Harvard deans about ethics in Harvard journalism, is quick to remind that negative verbal jabs against Muslims can easily transform into physical violence. After 9/11, an Islamic graduate student at Harvard Divinity School was physically abused at the Harvard T stop because she was wearing hijab, The Crimson reported...
...much-needed relevance as an indicator of ability to carry out graduate work. After four years of research consisting chiefly of consultation with the graduate school deans who sit on the GRE board, ETS will revamp all three sections of the test to include different types of questions. The verbal section will shift emphasis away from knowledge of vocabulary and toward critical reading skills, the quantitative section will replace some geometry questions with data interpretation, and the writing section promises to be shorter and more analytical. It is heartening to see such a widely used assessment retooled to evaluate reasoning...
...that seems to be working as far as acting goes." Balasko built her formidable career on brassy comic roles portraying salty, street-smart women. Aware - and somewhat chagrined - that they'll never be the shapeliest beauties in the room, classic Balasko characters waste no time trying to seduce with verbal niceties or polite formalities. Adapting that approach to a more wounded and vulnerable persona, Berry first created a stir as the plain, plump, unfairly named Lolita in Look At Me, who tries desperately to win affection in a world dominated by a famous, self-obsessed father. She followed up with...
Despite the occasional verbal error, Ozzie displayed the skills of a seasoned tactician in rebuilding the Sox roster around pitching, speed and defense, rather than power hitting. He had to, given cheapskate owner Jerry Reinsdorf's player payroll of $75 million this year, 13th among the 30 teams in the league. Out went sluggers Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Lee. In came speedy outfielders Jermaine Dye and Scott Podsednik, a career minor leaguer, as well as catcher A.J. Pierzynski, whose abrasive personality produces sparks on the field. Pitchers Freddy Garcia and Jose Contreras were acquired last year, and with starters Mark...