Word: confrontation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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They made the past two weeks look like the bad old days as Northern Ireland lapsed into a spasm of violence and madness. Angry members of the Orange Order chose Drumcree to confront the police and British troops barring their march down Garvaghy Road. They said they were merely claiming their basic civil right to walk the Queen's highway, but they fear that if their marching stops, they will lose their dominion over the six counties of the North. The sensible among them called for keeping the protest peaceful, but each night, gangs of Protestant youths resorted to violence...
...dismissed by some as overly subtle. However, the album's subdued tone shouldn't be misread as timidity. Maxwell wants to draw you in, cast a spell, and by singing in falsetto, by crooning and cooing, by whispering his way through songs, he forces listeners to really listen, to confront the emotions in his songs rather than avoid them through the cathartic escape hatch of volume. One song, the gorgeous, unhurried Submerge: Til We Become the Sun, is an abstractly worded ballad about two lovers flowing into each other and facing up to their deepest selves. "I think people...
...mother of an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, I applaud your frank and realistic article. Parents need to confront and accept the prevalence of "casual sex" in today's society. However, this does not excuse us from cautioning our youngsters about the physical and emotional repercussions of engaging in sex without commitment. We parents can only provide guidelines, but open communication with our children will help them make wise decisions about their sexual behavior and their future. ADRIENNE COCCAGNA Cheltenham...
...ends every concert with a heart-wrenching rendition of "Over the Rainbow." Ever since her groundbreaking and soul-churning first album, Little Earthquakes, she has captured the attention of nearly everyone, from emotionally tormented souls and the most critical of music critics. Her quirky, often abrasive songs unabashedly confront sex, heartache and religion without whining or spewing out popmusic poetry, a la Jewel...
...month of negotiations gets under way in Rome today to create an International Court of Criminal Justice to prosecute human rights violations, the U.S. is pressing for U.N. Security Council veto power over the court. "Any U.S. administration that signs on to the court will have to confront Jesse Helms, who has made clear that unless the court is firmly under the control of a U.S. veto at the Security Council, it is 'dead on arrival,' " says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell...