Word: essayed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hughes' essay this week, The Fraying of America, is adapted from his lecture series at the New York Public Library titled "The Culture of Complaint," to be published later this year by Oxford University Press. The lectures were inspired by his unhappiness at efforts to remake U.S. school curriculums along politically correct lines. "What angers me is the herd instinct that leads people to suppose that European culture is the fount of all evils in the ^ world," says Hughes. "I don't believe...
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With each essay Schnur passes on to the reader a lesson that his own personal experiences have taught him. He finds enjoyment and meaning in the simple pleasures of life. Gazing at the stars with his child in his arms, planting his own garden and sharing Thanksgiving dinner with his family are all remembrances which he relates...
This Thing Called Love is like a sweet love song although the melody and lyrics may be simple and predictable, one still enjoys listening to it. It has a tenderness that has the ability to touch us. One essay describes Schnur taking his crying baby outside into the warm summer night. He carries his daughter to the summit of a hill in order to show her the moon. It mixes wonders of life, the stars, fatherhood and infants in a delicately poignant...
...taken in small doses, this book will surely lift readers' spirits. Its warmth and romanticism are welcome reliefs from the cold realities of everyday life (especially in January). If you like reading before you go to bed, leafing through an essay or two is the perfect way to ease your worries about tomorrow and to remind you of the richness of life...