Word: feeling
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There is, however, no evidence that structured exercise confers any physical benefits on infants and preschoolers, and a growing number of skeptics have criticized the centers. An American Academy of Pediatrics committee recently completed a two-year study of preschool exercise programs. "We feel that they are not necessary for normal development and in no way give children a head start," says Dr. Suzanne Haefele, a committee member. Besides, parents do a lot of the same things on their own, points out Pediatrician George Sterne of the Tulane Medical Center, such as bicycling their babies' legs or playing...
...make students feel more at home, Raza sponsors a big brother/big sister program and a weekly table at Adams House. "The table is not just for Mexican-Americans, but also for friends and roommates," said Torres...
...dark, deserted sandlot behind the elementary school, I fumbled with a match, burning my fingers on the first try, dropping it on the second. I finally connected flame to fuse, trembling in anticipation of a blow-up in my face. BOOM. A flaming pink ball shot out. I could feel the explosive force as I clenched the "Thunder Buster" roman candle tube, and I began to aim thundering blasts of white, green and pink at the battalion of surrounding trees--my own sandlot Star Wars...
...Allman (Miami: City of the Future; Atlantic Monthly Press; 422 pages; $22.50) and David Rieff (Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America; Little, Brown; 230 pages; $16.95) feel less threatened by Miami's possibilities: the former because he finds the city's history, architecture and ethnic mingle fun; the latter because he is distanced by irony...
...deceit and braggadocio are hard to separate. "To spend time in Miami is to acquire a certain fluency in cognitive dissonance" is Didion's evaluation of her experience. Translated from the Latinate, this means she could not make sense out of the town. To compensate, she relies on her feel for the ominous, a proven ability that can make readers believe there may even be rough beasts slouching toward the teddy bear department of F.A.O. Schwarz...