Word: complexity
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...accept that all societies and eras had flaws, just as in contemporary America there is much that does not accord with our highest principles. The best memorial to the sufferings of the past is not to tar history with a broad brush but to strive to understand the complex nature of the societies that perpetrated wrong...
...friends would agree. Those that know Spyder best are understanding, if not supportive. "It's not one of those 'Indian in the skyscraper' things," says one friend, elucidating the complex nature of Spyder. "Not like Encino man, but, like raised by wolves, fish-out-of-water kind of things...
...ironically, I am now technically on, aims to recreate within what has been paved over without. A canopy of faux-foliage presides over the action on the casino floor. Animatronic gray wolves greet visitors to the Wolf Den, a small performing arts venue at the very center of the complex. The brown hues and the lighting are subdued throughout the complex, redolent with Indian summer...
...Away from the tables for once, I take an opportunity to check out the complex's other attractions. Among other things, Mohegan Sun offers three full-service restaurants, two performance venues, an arcade and play-place for children and an elderly woman trying to get some sleep on a bench near the Summer Entrance. The restaurants are overpriced and close by 2 a.m. The performance venues are similarly dead at this time of night. It is nice of the casino to provide entertainment for children while their parents piss away the their college funds. The elderly woman looks very uncomfortable...
...walk off the casino floor and out into Rainmaker Square, the complex's main concourse. At three past eight in the morning, the only thing longer than the line for the buffet is the line for buffet reservations. Despite the crush, some seem relatively uninterested. Among them is a young blonde man, clad in light blue jeans, a sweatshirt and a pair of construction boots, sitting with his head in his hands. He doesn't seem the high-roller type, nor does it seem that his luck has been all that good. Sitting by himself on a set of steps...