Word: affections
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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David loses out to King Solomon. This is certainly for the good of his subjects. David's lust wreaked havoc on his family and the Jewish people, for while many things that happen after David's taking Bathsheba affect the King directly, the people are also impacted. The King abandons his subjects; he is otherwise occupied and cannot serve the national interest. It is David's son and successor, renowned for his keen mind, who is able to restore stability to the kingdom, which has been so badly shaken by David's careless and self-involved behavior...
...Menick's ability to take two or three handoffs, find enough holes in the defense to get the first down, and keep the defense rested on the sidelines. Such dependence on the running back means that any mental errors on Menick's part, such as fumbles or penalties, could affect the outcome of the game...
...several issues, including the source of their attraction (She: "He is... a poet capable of lyricism, an artist full of spirit and talent"; He: "I was 12 years old and I had never f___ed anyone... I wanted to... see what it was like"); whom their relationship might affect (She: "They never told me, never, that I could never see my children again... I would have crossed the border with them"; He: "My mother was going to ... kick my ass"); and having a second child (She: "I wanted to have other children with Vili"; He: "I didn?t really feel...
...days of "Size Does Matter" and "Bigger is Better" can a pure human drama still affect us? Leave it to Meryl Streep to squash all doubts about that. Her latest acting showcase, One True Thing, tells such an incredibly small story that it puts all the vast, sweeping movies of recent memory to shame. The film tells the story of a single family and manages to weave a stunningly intricate emotional epic. The main narrative unfolds in a flashback. Reporter Ellen Gulden is being questioned by a district attorney about assisting in her cancer-stricken mother's death. Using characters...
...angry feminists: There is nothing wrong with single-sex institutions. Men, just like women, need to themselves. We need a place to let our baser instincts have free reign, to let go of whatever exterior polish we affect to appease female sensibilities. I find it hard to believe that the educated women of this campus do not appreciate this basic sociological (some might say biological) reality...