Word: apartness
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...Earth” opens with a rich, Middle-Eastern orchestration, a hint of world music which adds interest to the song. Similarly, the orchestrations for the softer, more mellow ballads “Black Crow” and “Picture of My Life” set them apart. In particular, “Picture of My Life” is one of the album’s high points. It is a testament to Jay Kay’s songwriting skills when he turns the lyrics “I never had a dream that I could follow...
...from being besides the point, such songs had the power to soothe and uplift at a time when the nation was literally coming apart. Of course, some of the songs favored by the South sound misguided and tragic. ?I hates the Constitution/ This great Republic too/ I hates the Freedmen's Buro/ In uniforms of blue,? go the lyrics to ?Oh I?m a Good Old Rebel...
...Penn defense, which allowed only 178 total yards in blanking Lafayette in its first game, was picked apart by Big Green quarterback Greg Smith, who racked up 275 yards and two touchdowns while going 24-for-41 with an interception...
Things could get dicey for young King Abdullah, Jordan's inexperienced ruler. Islamic hard-liners already have a presence in the Jordanian parliament, entirely apart from the healthy grass-roots presence they enjoy in the country as a whole. Jordan, whose population is 65% Palestinian by birth or descent, experienced street demonstrations during the recent fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. If the U.S. broadens the scope of its upcoming military action and decides to tackle Iraq or Lebanon as well, Abdullah could see plenty of anger in his streets. Containing the unrest will be essential if he hopes...
...aspirin and apples in the temporary commissary outside his office: I wanted to hug him. But that's not the same as handing him an extra four years. As for an extra three months, I wonder if holding the city together at a time when it could have fallen apart doesn't merit the extended time, not as a gift to him but as a gift...