Word: everydayness
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...should come out (everyday). We should be politically active. We should hold killer dances and literary events and tables in the Quad and art exhibits and theatrical presentations. But, in addition, there needs to be a safe place within the community where those questioning or hiding themselves can meet with others like them, others who are comfortable with themselves and those who are straight and compassionate. Perhaps the BGLTSA should first provide a more comfortable environment and then, when such students are ready, involve them in the pursuit of political goals that do not divide...
This failure to acknowledge the everyday fact of homophobia, instead embracing a discourse of anomaly, of "homophobic incidents", is subtle rhetorical savagery. "Homophobia" gives a name to a problem, while "isolated incidents" perpetuates the myth that no such problem exists...
Chronic pain is generally defined as persistent pain, like daily migraines, or pain that continues after an injury heals or fails to heal. Everyday aches and pains don't count. "A patient's complaint of 'Oh, doctor, my aching back!' isn't enough to just pull out the prescription pad and write for conventional narcotic meds," says Dr. Russell Portenoy of New York City's Beth Israel Medical Center, president of the American Pain Society, a professional group. Instead, he urges a comprehensive assessment of the pain's characteristics, including its causes and impact on the patient's activity...
...Goodman's main focuses is the use of technology in her everyday teaching. Almost every presentation she does is on the Internet, as are most of her lecture notes...
...fact, if he were faced with a choice between the two, Stuntz said he would have hoped to choose to learn about the American legal system through the everyday proceedings in the Keystone State...