Word: fade
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...claim that the memorials become "indiscernible rhetoric" and simply fade into the background when hurried students quickly pass through the Yard. In fact, each year many people stop by our Holocaust display to read the informational material, light a memorial candle or simply listen in silent reverence as the names are read. Even for those who don't stop, the sound of the individuals' names injects a sobering reminder of a tragedy which may otherwise have been forgotten. This kind of public display is incredibly important, particularly as the number of living Holocaust survivors is decreasing and the number...
...hands on it," says eight-year-old Chad Boecke of Kenosha, Wis. Joshua Tunis, also 8, of New York City, would play every waking moment if his parents didn't set a kitchen timer to signal the game's end. Like most fads, Pokemania will undoubtedly fade. But there are no signs of that yet: the Pokemon movie is due out around Thanksgiving...
Unfortunately, because students rarely have the time to pay attention to the solemn readings, the memorials fade into the background, becoming indiscernible rhetoric. It is an offensive spectacle, hardly fulfilling the readings' intentions, when students tramp through Tercentenary Theater without even registering that the stream of names represent blameless victims or that the stories of domestic violence are authentic and worthy of reflection...
...know that if we fade away and discontinue our public demonstrations...the political will to make a decision [won't be there]," he says...
...freezing cold, unforgiving precipitation and darkness at 4 p.m. are all definitely drawbacks, but somehow they all seem to fade when the weather gets nice again. There's no nicer place to sit by, run by or make out by than the Charles River. Enjoy September, October, April...