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Rashness
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Rashness
Charge of the Light Brigade
ill-advised British assault at Balaklava, Crimea (1854). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle, 25]
Gilpin, John
rides uncontrollably on fresh steed. [Br. Lit.: John Gilpin’s Ride]
Icarus
artificial wings destroyed by flying too close to sun. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 126]
Lear
headstrong and “full of changes.” [Br. Lit.: King Lear]
Uzzah
rashly grabs for Ark of Covenant, a transgression. [O.T.: II Samuel 6:6–8]

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I now have an obligation to the community, my fellow artists and my sense of self respect to see that the actions I'm initiating against those responsible for this reckless act of official governmental vandalism may bring an end to all too frequent mindlessness," Twitchell said.
As I look at our culture today, I detect the ravages of mindlessness on every front.
Though we rightly expect more from our teachers, we forget that countless hours are spent by young and old alike indiscriminately watching television, which is a chief architect and agent of mindlessness.
 
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