Word: devoid
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...activities that seemed to build my persona outside the stereotype. In this way, I spent nearly four years paralyzed by the stereotype. Partially out of fears of falling into the athlete trap, I signed on to a concentration that, due to the rigor of its tutorial program, was almost devoid of athletes. Even writing for The Crimson seemed the “unathletic” thing to do. If I had to do it over again, I might attempt to be more active in fighting the stereotype instead of running from...
...When Suu Kyi does walk through her sky blue metal gate, Burma's ailments won't be magically healed. Most are chronic and beyond the scope of one woman?even an icon like Suu Kyi?to cure. The country is devoid of the institutions needed to build a civil society: a democratic legislature, a functioning bureaucracy and education and health systems, an independent judiciary, a free press. But Suu Kyi stands at the very least as a symbol of hope. In the markets, tea shops and offices of the crumbling capital, Rangoon, the whispered conversations about politics now contain wisps...
...close friend and student of Toulouse Lautrec. Both “Young Woman at a Table, Poudre de Riz” (1887) and “The Hangover” (1887-1889) depict Valadon in an empty tavern, seated with her elbows propped up on a table. Devoid of the usual uproarious goings-on of a Paris nightclub, the scene in both paintings is sullen, pensive and lonely. A small tin of face powder at the table in the first painting exposes the naturalness of the subject—caught without her make-up on—and perhaps even...
There’s merit to Impact’s concern about common objections to beauty pageants—that they demean women by putting them on display as physical marvels devoid of personality. Pageant consultants teach contestants to layer on the make-up, rip off the wax, fill out the bra, and above all else, not to think too much. Interviews are not about authenticity; they’re about practice. Winning competitors must manufacture an identity and, in so doing, discard emotion and intellect in search of validation...
...match was not devoid of promising play. After dropping the first game 30-23, the Crimson fought back. Freshman outside hitter Abe Marouf helped spark the team by putting down 7 of his 17 kills in the second game. Timely kills by captain Justin Denham also helped lift Harvard to a 30-28 victory...