Word: distractedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Defenders of the mayor contend that Young's judgment may have been blinded by his unwavering commitment to helping black businesses and argue that he did not know that white businessmen actually would profit from these contracts. Even so, the probes have clearly diverted Young's attention from...
Like many other seniors, Bill, Alex, and Kevin have been distracted lately from their reading period duties by the nagging realization that the Harvard holiday is just about over.
Benton's pacing accentuates this type of suspense. He makes frequent use of flashbacks, as Rice goes over his notes regarding his sessions with the murdered man. Rather than gimmicks to fill in gaps in the plot, however, these scenes are shown clearly as Rice's mental processes. In one...
His position is not in darkest Africa but in the steamy slums of Edwardian London. His task is to rescue the souls of their prostitute population. Unfortunately, this earnest young cleric is distracted by the pleasures of the women's generously proffered flesh, and by the importunings of his...
This is probably too much of a good thing. And Updike, while disagreeing with former critics of his methods, has noticeably reined in his writing in the past few years. His style has become tougher and more concrete. Says Author Roger Angell, who edits the Updike stories that appear in...