Word: perplexing
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...autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, the author somewhat sourly recalls teaching at Harvard in the 1870s. What seemed to perplex Adams was the naive faith of his students that their education somehow had a purpose and a utility. When he finally asked an undergraduate what he intended to get out of his studies, Adams was startled by the answer: "The degree of Harvard College is worth money to me in Chicago...
...Cohn, was to law. Just as Cohn degraded the image of the legal profession while leaving no doubt about his own forensic brilliance, so Warhol released toxins of careerism, facetiousness and celebrity worship into the stream of American culture. He was the last artist whose cynicism could still perplex the art world, which may explain why -- even after he said that art was just another job -- people continued to scan his latest efforts for signs of "subversive" credentials. In fact, his work was no more subversive than a catering service, and as such it fit the age of Reagan nicely...
Jeane Kirkpatrick is all of those things that at once baffle and fascinate Ronald Reagan--a woman, an academic and a Democrat. What did not perplex him was her clear-voiced condemnation of Communist societies around the world, particularly in Central America, and the need to counter their brutal purposes. He hired...
Owning a piece of so many phone firms could perplex the savviest investor. "A lot of people can't even pronounce the names of the new companies," observes Neal Swearingen, a vice president at E.F. Hutton. Shareholders will have eight annual reports to read and eight 1099 tax forms to file. Even worse, selling stock in the operating companies will be expensive because brokers charge a premium for transactions under 100 shares...
...ball handling and scoring efforts of B.C. freshman Rita Roach continued to perplex the Crimson defense. She dribbled through the press, and often found her team mates right beneath the basket. She also tallied 12 points...