Word: decentering
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...stage adapters and actor Patrick Cassidy keep the character endearingly ordinary -- a bit silly, a bit rash, bright but not brilliant, decent but not saintly. He is a hero anyone can emulate. The children, talented and engaging, have the same down-home appeal, in contrast to the adult villagers and visiting officials, who seem contrived. This is not a portrait of an artist as a young man, but a portrait of a young man sharing with the next generation the art of everyday living and learning. Every society needs such do-gooders to come to the rescue, working...
...said, "I've seen the urban children who play amid the shattered glass and the shattered lives . . . We need a new harmony among the races in our country." After his Inauguration, in his first address to Congress as President, he said, "We must care for those around us. A decent society shows compassion for the poor." Kind and gentle words all, yet today 2 million more Americans live in poverty, and the poor are even poorer than when Bush became President...
...make everything better. If we can get so many government programs with such low taxes, then the normal laws of cause and effect don't apply to politics. Our paternalistic government is omnipotent. Which means that Bush is a BAD, BAD person. He just stood there watching while good, decent Americans went without jobs...
...They are. We got letter after letter from folks telling us that they worked hard to get a decent fare, and then they got on the airplane and the person next to them had bought a ticket yesterday for half the price. They said the discount rates weren't fair, they weren't flexible. They said the prices were too complicated. We read our letters. We talked to our customers. And we designed a system that is better for everyone...
...down any high-interest debt you may have; not having to pay 11% on an auto loan is as good as earning 11%. And check into U.S. Savings Bonds. They have tax advantages and promise at least 6% if held five years. There are loads of decent, riskier possibilities; but remember: we're talking about money you've had someplace totally safe. Be certain before moving it that you fully understand the risks...