Word: braved
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...speech didn't quite hang together. Yet it was a brave speech and deserves credit for its ambitions. It was brave first in that it ignored many of the time-honored conventions of political oratory, and did so in a way that asked a lot of the audience--especially the people in the hall. Half the delegates had been to dinner, had had a few drinks and were ready to rock. But Dole gave them little to play with. He didn't offer much humor, didn't inspire a chant, didn't ask them to hoot 'n' holler...
...songs meander with the plot, although in live performances the cast is able to make most of them work by means of raw energy, youthful good looks and old-fashioned showmanship. There are plenty that hold up well on record, however, such as One Song Glory, a brave, bold blast that compares with some of the best tunes on Jesus Christ Superstar, the pioneering 1971 rock opera. However, neither Rent nor Noise/Funk is as bold musically as JCS was in its day. Noise/Funk sounds a little stuffy compared with current hip-hop releases like A Tribe Called Quest's Beats...
...freedom; we accept a bunker culture in which liberty loses to suffocating security measures. We dishonor the memory of our dead by giving in to hysterical fear. And we betray our children, who look to us for strength. We take pride in singing about the home of the brave; now is the time to show that this is. PATRICK GRANT New York City...
While living in germany, our family flew TWA Flight 800. Recently we traveled again to Frankfurt, and as a security professional I was impressed with the thoroughness of TWA security measures. TWA, however, is a flagship carrier to many places that are especially dangerous for Americans. In this brave new world, some U.S. cities are equally dangerous. We must be patient, follow prudent security measures, know that actions carry risks and prosecute criminals no matter where they hide. GLORIA CASTRO HEARN Boulder City, Nevada
...DIEGO, CALIF.--Ted Koppel succinctly summarized this week's Republican National Convention with a brave statement Tuesday night...