Word: feeling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hence, "thank God for the atom bomb," a phrase originally used by another appreciative combat veteran and writer, William Manchester, in his memoir of the Pacific war, Goodbye Darkness. As Fussell's title, T.G.A.B. is aimed at offending those who feel guilty about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He does not. The dramatic end of the war was both "horrible and welcome." Tens of thousands died, but more than a million Allies and Japanese could have been casualties of an invasion campaign. Because he knows the terror and brutality of combat, Fussell draws a sacred line between the men who were...
...tattered political career. His acquittal in no way affects his earlier impeachment, which was based on two unrelated charges: misusing state funds and trying to thwart an investigation of a death threat. Said Prosecutor Barnett Lotstein, explaining the case's outcome: "A lot of people in this community feel that he has suffered enough...
...know I'm not Clark Gable. I wish I could find a girl who knew me when I was broke and thought I was a nice guy." Following the wedding ceremony, auditors and lawyers started to arrive. In Givens' estimation, "he's strong and sensitive and gentle. I feel protected, but he's so gentle that sometimes I think I have to protect him." Among her previous + heartthrobs were Michael Jordan and the comedian Eddie Murphy...
...giddy moment, at least, belief seemed almost respectable. "It's like a honeymoon. We feel drunk and hope we don't ever wake up," enthused Father Viktor Petluchenko, a teacher from Odessa assigned to shepherd the international church guests. "From our TV screens we heard that the church is the heart of our nation and we need it. Can you imagine? It's wonderful...
Most never act on the dark impulses, but a few new mothers -- less than 1% -- become psychotic. These may suffer extreme agitation, feel persecuted and begin hallucinating. Angela Thompson of Sacramento drowned her nine-month-old son in the bathtub after hearing the voice of God tell her the child was the devil. It has been five years since her son's death, but her recollection of her mental state is still vivid. "I thought if I killed the baby that my husband would raise him to life again in three days and that the world would know that...