Word: burdens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Colin's story begins before Colin's birth--in the mysterious wanderings of his older brother Andrew. Between Andrew and his mother there exists a bond religious in intensity: he is "both a trophy and a burden, she the successful recipient and suffering host." Her suffering reaches its apex when it turns out that Andrew's persistent excursions from home have an otherworldly goal; after his death of pneumonia, the longing for escape which was his by nature is projected onto Colin by his ravaged parents with a fervor which is again religious...
...telling at this time whether males or females would best benefit by the amendment. I tend to believe that in the long run males will benefit most. I can think of hundreds of ways-e.g., child possession after divorce, child support, alimony, less military draft burden-in which men will benefit. That...
...mounting tension on the homey seaside set in California, but this was not apparent to viewers. The buildup was lost and so, too, was the incongruous end of the session. When Nixon had finished his peroration, technicians rushed to shake his hand, congratulating him for getting such a burden off his chest. Frost solicitously walked the ex-President to his Lincoln. Then, as Nixon rode away, Frost clapped with joy. He knew he had taped a gripping show...
...could have expected of him. "I let down my friends. I let down the country. I let down our system of government and the dreams of all those young people that ought to get into government... Yep, I let the American people down, and I have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life...
...There are 100 people in Pennypacker, and if we all chip in a dollar or so, it might lighten his burden," Graybill said...