Word: alma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...close he came, and yet by the next morning the fire had gone out again, and by Monday night the decision was definitely no. But after he returned from a speech in Philadelphia, he was back on the fence. Alma Powell told her children that she wouldn't believe he was really getting out until he stood before the cameras and said...
...wrote in a letter to Harry Lewis last night that I have never been more embarrassed and disappointed in my alma mater than I am right now," said McCarthy. "The students are fighting and I will continue to fight...
...parodizes and satirizes such revered institutions as religion, the family, and the literary canon. According to Durang, the only rule in writing is "whatever you write about, you must have a strong reaction to it." Ironically, the one institution Durang seems to have no strong opinion about is his alma mater--Harvard...
Then there is the historical factor: the experience of recent campaigns suggests that no normal person who takes the time to think clearly through the prospect of running would decide to do it. The accounts of his wife Alma's fear for their privacy and his safety are not overstated, says a longtime family friend. Stories about her use of antidepressant medication wounded the Powell camp. A family member is blunt about her attitude toward a presidential run: "Alma doesn't want to hear anything about...
Gearan said he is excited about returning to his alma mater to promote his organization...