Word: considerable
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The first three essays are an interesting view of the formation of ideas and themes that reappear in all of Updike's fiction. Many critics consider his novels, short stories and poetry largely autobiographical, and the way in which he explains the process of composing suggests that perhaps all writing...
This is not the hog-stomping, Bible-thumping, camp-meeting music that used to rattle the tent poles along the revival circuit. Consider these elliptical lyrics about being born again: "I never thought I would ever/ Spot a ray of hope in the residue . . . But this time I found a...
A. Well, of course, but not as intensively as today. The feeling sharpened , over the course of time, as I started to learn more, as I came across wide polarities in living standards. So I am a fervent advocate of social justice. It is essential for the very moral and...
Bramson said the low turnout did not detract from the referendum's legitimacy. "Of course there was a certain amount of apathy, but many people who didn't vote were satisfied," said Bramson. "It's actually pretty good considering that in elections for representatives we consider 50 percent good," he...
The University would do well to consider those who shoulder the burden of a high-priced education the next time it calculates a tuition hike and recognize its responsibility to students, prospective applicants and the nation at large in keeping college costs in check.