Word: doubtings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rock n' roll terms, the worst offender of this genre is U2. Enough is enough with this Irish intensity that Bono and the boys want us to believe imbues their Celtic Christian Consciousness. I don't doubt that life is tough in Ireland, but U2 music is produced for maximum movingness effect that is achieved through lots of driving thumping beats, plenty of references to a hopeless, endless search (for sincerity, it seems), and ripping guitar riffs interspersed at the right moments. One is tempted to suggest that Bono lighten up and smile for a change of scenery. If Bono...
...course, the only thing worse than copping the sincere attitude (and in the case of U2 I don't doubt it started out sincere and was eventually co-opted by the forces of commerce) is having an attitude. Enough with Sting's image as the politically correct artiste extraordinare who can rock out with the boys, jam with Black jazz musicians, do the classical thespian thing, father a host of love children and be just the eccentric country gentleman donating his time and energy to worthy causes. I mean, aren't we bohemian? Gimme a break...
...uncertainties: economic and cultural survival in the shadow of the southern neighbor, and political survival as a bilingual confederation. Both challenges pushed the country into prolonged and often painful bouts of introspection. Mulroney's greatest accomplishment may well be to preside over the waning of an era of self-doubt...
...even as he reads it, and rereads it, searching for tidbits of love or caring, there are shreds of doubt in his mind. His memory betrays him, and his image of his father becomes confused with that of those around him. His fears are nearly realized at the end of the novel, when an acquaintance blankly tells him, "`It's not an affectionate letter...
Athletes, without a doubt, are often given special privileges and considerations by almost all colleges that can afford it. They are feted, wined and dined by many colleges hoping for oustanding recruits to garner fame and glory, as well as heavy alumni contributions...