Word: argumentative
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...does this mean the European project is in trouble? Not necessarily. They may not entirely approve, but most 21- to 35-year-olds expect federal bodies to hold more power than national legislatures within 10 years. So for them, the argument is already settled. "For this younger generation, the E.U. is something taken for granted and not a cause," says Mark Leonard, 26, the director of the Foreign Policy Centre, a London think tank. "Our parents' generation experienced Europe pulling itself to pieces and lived with the constant threat of war. Now you don't need to focus...
...illustrate, we'll take the last group--just for the sake of argument, you understand. If I wanted to set about offending Harvard Asians (not that anyone would, mind you), I might draw a comic strip that contained an Asian-American character who happened to go to Harvard. We'll call him, er, "Mr. Wu." And then I might refuse to make this "Mr. Wu" perfect--I'd give him a flaw or two, like pronounced flatulence or a fondness for reading Foucault and Derrida in his spare time...
...yard, talking to a friend, when a red truck drove up. So did a black Ford Excursion, then a grayish Taurus. Armed with assault-style semiautomatics, a posse of men leaped out. They rushed Cuffy and his friend, Dania Hewitt, who had a gun of his own. A loud argument was followed by seven seconds of rapid gunfire. Children playing nearby dived behind bushes as the men exchanged 59 shots. By the time it was over, one gunman was wounded and another fatally shot. Neighbors returned from church to see Cuffy led away in handcuffs...
...many friends concerning the death of my own mother. We who stay behind miss the bad times with the deceased parent just as much as the good times. What wouldn't we give to fight with this person once again? I, for one, would welcome another good and serious argument with my mother because even if we had our disagreements, they were an occasion for us to exchange feelings. The downside is that you come to this realization only after you have experienced this loss. EDITH LARYEA Montreal...
...year (we hope) slowdown is that once the $60 billion cavalry rides in, all Bush's hard work in bad-mouthing the economy to advance his agenda will have been wasted. He will have pulled the trigger. And the public-opinion scales will tip back toward the Democratic argument for fiscal caution...