Word: glorious
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...Song from "The Oscar," Bennett can raise it with a combination of precise technique and personal commitment. If the song is solid, he'll enhance it with openhearted skill. The touchstone of his gift is simplicity, so then let it be said, simply, this Forty Years sampling is glorious...
Given the views of Judge Thomas and his supporters, it is a glorious irony that his confirmation process provides such a powerful argument for affirmative action, starting in the U.S. Senate. Fourteen guys could have seen sexual harassment as a charge worth following up on from the moment it crossed their desks. At least there is no anatomical defect that prevents the male $ brain from thinking the thought: "Sexual harassment is a serious offense. Sexual harassment by the one man responsible for investigating cases of sexual harassment would be worse than a serious offense -- it would be proof...
Americans over 40 might be startled by a description of the Glorious Fourth that points out the racial, sexual and social characteristics of the Founding Fathers, never mind taking a swipe or two at Jefferson. But most of today's schoolchildren would not be surprised. It is now fairly commonplace to learn American history in the context of who has oppressed, excluded or otherwise mistreated whom. All across the country, students are imbibing a version of the past and present that their parents would not recognize...
...acknowledge those contributions and don't ignore the unpleasant experiences, the cruelties and aggressions. Manifest destiny, in a positive perspective, means individuals seeing endless opportunities. But there is also the negative side of manifest destiny, which is aggression and achieving goals at the expense of others. That less-than-glorious background has to be acknowledged and recognized. Why? Because we can no longer be defined by how the white Anglo majority wants to see us -- as stereotypes...
...while about 100 Crimson faithful basked in the glorious afternoon sun at Ohiri field, Leary and her troops displayed an almost frightening intensity from start to finish, putting on a veritable lacrosse clinic en route to a 14-1 drubbing of Dartmouth...