Word: waitering
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...newly minted alumni–Shirley Smart and Edgar Eager–peruse the menu of possibilities, the waiter sets the scene with the ubiquitous question, “what would you like to order?” With spectacles resting on the bridge of his nose and amazed by modern-day use of electricity, Franklin chimes in with his baritone voice while busily marveling at an iPhone. His choice from the menu: innovation. Dazzled by the past two centuries of achievements, he is likely discussing bio-fuels while Shirley and Edgar teach him to twitter. The wise Ben Franklin...
...October, one of the other guests lingering at the table might be left utterly befuddled by the cataclysmic events of our time. Adam Smith, founder of free market economics, might query his own writings from The Wealth of Nations regarding government intervention in capitalism. When asked by the waiter for his order, the eccentric Smith replies with a knowing smile: perseverance. But it is plausible that the confusion of our economic meltdown would lead to restless nights for the absent-minded professor from Scotland...
...youth must have a toolbox of knowledge if they are to build a better tomorrow. Distant in thought and dabbling on a laptop, he probably wonders why race and class discrepancies still exist in childhood learning. While Edgar informs Horace Mann about Teach for America, the waiter takes his order, pragmatism. Franklin’s eyes consider a second entrée, but just then the professional voice of Dr. Osler comments upon Benjamin’s expanding girth...
...Yankees were up 2 to 1, but obviously I had other concerns. A waiter came by with a bag of peanuts ($5) for me to down while I considered the menu. To start, I went with a box of chicken fingers with spicy buffalo sauce ($10), a lobster roll ($15), a hot dog ($5) and two large unsweetened iced teas ($7). And another giant bag of peanut M&Ms ($5). The waiter looked at me suspiciously...
...stop corporal punishment in schools; the issue is explosive because in India physical abuse in schools is widespread. According to a 2007 joint study by UNICEF, Save the Children and the Indian government, 65% of school-going children have faced corporal punishment. Ayub Khan, Shanno's father, a waiter without a regular job, says in an interview with TIME that he is determined "to get justice for his daughter." (See pictures of India's tempestuous Nehru dynasty...