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...inner and outer lives of the father and son are essential to the novel’s message. The external scenes where the pair hide from a band of roaming cannibals or chase a thief who stole a shopping cart holding their only food are filled with a basic human vitality that is lacking in “American Pastoral.” Moreover, a simple exchange in dialogue in which the father asks his son if he is cold is saturated with more genuine inner life than one of Zuckerman’s page long self-examination...
...developed throughout the past year: the Senate Finance Committee bill. It's been tweaked and stretched and has gotten somewhat more expensive but, in essence, this is the legislation that Democrats hope to pass. Though the notorious bipartisan Gang of Six disbanded before the final bill was written, the basic structure of the legislation was developed with Republican input. It even got a Republican vote when it was passed out of the committee, that of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe. But don't expect that to matter on Thursday. At the meeting, the most important topic of discussion will probably...
...basic criticism of reality TV - that it makes people famous for nothing rather than rewarding hard work - is a Puritan streak that is as old as Plymouth Rock: Seek thou not the Folly of Celebrity, but apply thyself with Humility to thy Industry! Well, that's one strain of American values. But there are other American ideas that reality TV taps into: That everybody should have a shot. That sometimes being real is better than being polite. That no matter where you started out, you can hit it big, get lucky and reinvent yourself. In her own way, Jwoww...
...This basic conversation starter also serves to ease the formation of cross-clique friendships. Whether we admit it or not, it cannot be denied that social bubbles develop quickly. These groups can be based upon anything from a sports team to an entryway. Such bubbles may inadvertently intimidate others who fall outside the circle. In this instance, the four-point introduction can be key to fostering friendships between cliques because it is, by its nature, so general that relationships can be built between almost any set of people. In that sense, this particular greeting deserves a comeback to ensure...
...that their officials and foreign relief agencies seem unable to deliver in appreciable quantities more than a month after the earthquake. "Clearly, they're waiting for more from their government and the international community," Bellerive concedes. "When you still have 10% of your population living in the streets, when basic human shelter problems aren't resolved yet, you can't say you're satisfied...