Word: arcing
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...devised the 401(k)? Neither did we. On the day in 1938 that oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia, the king was unimpressed because he had been hoping to find water. Then there are the days whose weight we still don't know how to gauge. Over the long arc of history, what will be the full meaning of Sept. 11? Even now, as some of its consequences are being worked out before our very eyes, we possess just a part of the answer...
America's Rudy, meet New York City's Rudy: that's the idea behind the biopic Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (USA, March 30, 8 p.m. E.T.). Giuliani's story fit the standard three-act arc neatly. He rose to glory, busting crime first as a prosecutor, then as a two-term mayor; he fell into ignominy by mishandling alleged police-brutality cases and dealing callously with the public disintegration of his marriage; and he was redeemed by 9/11 as well as by the mellowing effects of his 2000 diagnosis of and battle against prostate cancer...
...Moore. The transfer from Louisiana Tech scored 14 points and handled the basketball like a top Division I player. Moore has the ability to dish the ball inside, move it quickly along the perimeter or set up and take the three. She was 4-of-9 from behind the arc against the Wildcats, but the statistics do not tell the entire story. Moore’s long-range shooting form is a cut above most Ivy Leaguers. Her quickness allows her to penetrate or create room for her own shot. The only drawback to her game is her height...
Ignited by timely treys from junior forward Hana Peljto and captain Kate Ides, the Crimson chipped away at the Wildcats’ 19-point lead, knocking it down to just eight. However, Harvard’s success from behind the arc was not enough to counter Kansas State’s accuracy from the free-throw line and the Wildcats held...
...Abel's mother "used to laugh more when we were little but she wears her hair pulled tightly now and preserves everything in pickle jars." In the end Abel comes home to a rage-filled father and an absurd, giant, paper-mache strawberry out in the yard. Symbolism, narrative arc, unexpected details and interesting characters are what make for the best short stories and "Giant Strawberry Funland" qualifies...