Word: argument
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...little boys down and told them that I didn' t make the rules, I didn' t put the 13 on the movie, and that I loved them so much that I would agree to follow the rules. They seemed to buy the argument, and after two weeks the pleas started to slow down. Imagine my dismay then, when driving to a tee-ball game, one of my sons' teammates Charlie jumped into the minivan and shouted, "Spiderman is so cool. It is the most amazing movie. What was your favorite part?" I cringed and then from the backseat came...
...help your body build strong bones by eating a varied diet, with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits and adequate protein. Too much protein may accelerate bone loss, an argument against relying on dairy products for calcium or going on high-protein, low-carb diets for weight loss. I recommend eating 20% to 30% of calories as protein. Smoking and excessive caffeine, alcohol or soft-drink consumption may increase bone loss...
...stop and think. Had we gone along with the election in a business-as-usual attitude, people could have been fooled into thinking there's nothing wrong with the political system. Even if people don't necessarily agree with our view, at least they're asking what our argument is. And that, hopefully, will lead to political and social pressure for change...
...Jayatilleka as he witnessed soldiers' donating blood for Tamils in the days after the tsunami. He said, "It was a magical moment. Then it was gone." Despite such pessimism, Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict could still be prevented from returning to civil war if everyone would reject the hollow argument that the Sinhalese and Tamils are fundamentally and irreconcilably different. That false division was based on the idea that the two groups could not live under a single administration because neither cared to learn the other's language. But today many people in the Tamil-dominated northern capital, Jaffna...
...show.The pinnacle of absurdity—and I mean that in the best possible way—was the show’s final scene, “Thinking Up a New Name for the Act (Meat and Potatoes).” It encompassed a lengthy and impassioned argument, several sexual puns, and three musical numbers (one “West Side Story” medley, one takeoff on “All That Jazz” from “Chicago,” and one on “Chicago?...