Word: meaninglessness
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...bourgeoisie smugness—brings the murder out socially, his detachment is reminiscent of Christian Bale’s performance in “American Psycho.” It’s a scene that will remind college viewers of one too many dorm parties, with their esoteric meaningless ritual. Most surprising was the director’s enthusiasm for the incest plot narrative. It is not exploitive; their love is the only thing that seems to bring these people happiness and I found myself voting for the success of their love. There is also the excitement murder...
...From afar, of course, this rhetorical crossfire can seem almost comically absurd. But as history has shown, it doesn't take much for a meaningless rock to become a battleground. It's a lesson that both sides would do well to remember...
...bomb's existence does not vastly change the strategic situation. The U.S.'s resolve to maintain atomic superiority was reflected last week when the House increased appropriations to the AEC. The time may come when the race for superiority will be meaningless, but it has not come...
General requirements for a college education are becoming increasingly relevant as the percentage of high school seniors attending some institution of higher education has doubled since the 1970s. But a college degree is meaningless unless it signifies that graduates are properly prepared to enter economic, social, and civic life. After a 2006 study by the American Institutes for Research found that more than 50 percent of students at four-year colleges lacked the skills to perform complex “literacy” tasks like analyzing news articles or calculating a tip at a restaurant, the Secretary of Education?...
...wiped off the map,” this time noting that the “Zionist state” is “rotten” and “will be eliminated.” While some look upon these words as flighty and meaningless rhetoric, the prospect of nuclear weapons falling into Ahmadinejad’s hands is tough to stomach...