Word: confrontational
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Lynch contested Parker’s point, saying that Pring-Wilson invited the fight because he had already passed Colono and Rodriguez’s car and then went back to confront Colono, who had made a derogatory comment as he walked...
...have, however, adhered to neoconservative political principles. The notion that a single political philosophy best serves the needs of a nation is simplistic, arrogant and dangerous. Effective leadership requires the ability to distribute dissatisfaction across all parties. Bush's brand of leadership lacks both discernment and the courage to confront his conservative power base...
...emotions sometimes tap into a number of thorny issues. Some older parents resent their child's spouse, or they blame the other set of grandparents for pushing the couple to raise the grandkids in their religion. "As we age, we all confront issues we've never faced before," says James Davidson, a sociology professor at Purdue who studies trends among American Catholics. "For many, that leads to reclaiming the religion in which they were raised...
...only hope that Western civilization has learned from its past failures and will confront the growing menace of Islamic radicalism with greater cohesion and foresight than it has shown in the past. However the current grumbling from Europe and our other allies sounds eerily similar to that which came from Venice and Genoa all those centuries...
...classes, reconnecting with old friends—the realization that something is amuck slowly sets in. The eager sharing of summer tales fuels optimistic anticipation for what lies ahead in the upcoming year; well, at least until you venture outside the comforting confines of blockmates’ abodes to confront the daunting walk through the Yard. Confident that awkward encounters are limited to the lives of first-years, you quickly realize that you were sorely mistaken...