Word: ponderously
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...circus act it is, though a highly enjoyable one. Ayckbourn turns the troubles of married life into a high speed adventure, and Ruiz takes him up on every challenge. Aristotle might not have been pleased, but so what? The three unities can be left for classics majors to ponder...
LUCAS: I'd say part of what I do when I write is ponder a lot of these issues. I have ever since I can remember. And obviously some of the conclusions I've come to I use in the films...
...about what this event shows us about what it means to be human. Instead of asking how it happened that these ordinary boys felt so unloved (anyone can be an outcast in suburbia) and so hateful that they were driven to kill, we must wait for a while and ponder the painful fact that they did kill. We must take the time to ask ourselves how this affects our understanding of the world. What are the principles that we believe govern life? And why is it important to us to be able to believe that we don't live...
...only a popular mode of transport but a veritable sport in these parts (Tour de Quad?). On the other hand, maybe our mysterious physical and intellectual appeal results from a feeling of alienation which elevates our existentialist sensitivities. During our leisurely strolls to and from the Yard, our minds ponder how these sentiments were expressed by European literary geniuses from Unamuno to Malraux. Which brings me to my next point: Quadlings are undeniably well-read. But really, how could any Quad resident resist frequenting the Hilles scene, its penthouse teaming with well-suited recruiters and sultry social studies concentrators...
...truth about blocking, like most things during the first year of college, is that it seems incredibly important at the time, while it actually ends up having little to no effect on anyone's life. Many seniors today would have to ponder for a while if asked to name all of their original blockmates. Still more would shudder to think of the blocking groups they once begged to join. Real friendships are not things that one can write down on a list, or classify according to importance on a scale of one to 15, or decide based on a majority...