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...does in Angels. The resonant words of the angel to Prior Walter--"The great work begins!"--could just as well replace "In God We Trust" on the dollar bill. The accomplishment of this dazzling, poetic and hopeful Angels in America is that it shows us how brave and reckless that American sentiment is, how fearsome and splendid...
...Army private Jessica Lynch is a brave young woman but certainly no hero [Nov. 17]. In wartime, heroes do something extra to save or protect their fellow soldiers or inflict great losses on the enemy, without thought for themselves. They attack the enemy vigorously with all means available, carrying out the mission assigned to them. Lynch was wounded grievously but exhibited none of the traits of a hero. I respect her will to survive, but she will not be in my book of heroes. COMMANDER VICTOR WOOD, U.S. NAVY (RET.) Indian Rocks Beach...
These girls were brave, to put it mildly. Their show ran on the same weekends as the extremely “artsy” Lorenzaccio ran on the Loeb Mainstage; Lorenzaccio’s bizarre video screen projections and set which often blocked the view of the action were far, far removed from South Pacific’s wide smiles, clever choreography and unending optimism...
...years ago, Traverso coated every inch of his body with Crisco, which performed the dual role of making him too disgusting to touch for most teammates and slippery enough to squeeze out of holds by the ones brave enough for contact. After it took “five showers” to get off the oil, he coated his body with shaving cream last year, and Johnson—inspired by Traverso’s effort the year before—used K-Y jelly...
...interested, and you are brave, and you are willing to go into the field,” there will be opportunities available to you, he said...