Word: giftedness
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Long after his career ended at 42 in 1928, Cobb complained about the decline of his sport. "The fabric of baseball is crumbling, "he warned. "I'd want players less interested hi a bonus, a business manager and a bowling alley than in fighting to win." But he was surprisingly...
Honor thy father and thy mother is a sound precept in life, but dubious advice for a writer. From James Joyce to Tennessee Williams, from Virginia Woolf to Mary Gordon, modern literature has thrived on an undercurrent of patricide and matricide. Monstrous parents, it seems, are what gifted children barely...
Keillor is one of the most gifted preachers around today. He entertains by relating simple gospel truths through fictitious stories that cut to the heart. His humor gently peels back the cover of human weakness to the point where it is laughable, lovable, forgivable and redeemable. His lies are the...
My mother felt frustrated, and after a read, so did I. “I don’t get it,” she repeated. “Is this supposed to be some sort of a divine thing? I mean, his name is Gabriel.” At...
“They’re very gifted athletes, and they have good arms,” Allard said. “They just need games under their belt. They’ve been really working hard communicating, playing together.