Word: handfuls
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...poems of Phyllis Wheatley and the prose of Gustava Vassa first spoke of this affirmation. In their works we observe the contradictory interpretation of the social and political reality of Afro-Americans. On the one hand were the horrors of slavery and the middle passage, while on the other hand were the possibilities of redemption and affirmation of the humanistic ideal of man which the Christian religion promised, and which ob-jectively spoke of the noblest ideals of man. It was, I suspect, the attempt to bring forth a synthesis of these two antagonistic poles that became the modus operandiof...
...Hungarian master walked solemnly over to the cowering 13-year-old, laid his heavy hand Lurch-like on the boy's shoulder and roared in his thick Central European accent, "Son, are you a fighter...
...There is a stigma attached to a bill filed by request, because it doesn't indicate support on the part of the senator or representative, Chung says, adding "On the other hand, it doesn't indicate non-support either." The committee plans to announce tomorrow whether it finds the bill "favorable," "unfavorable," or necessary to study further...
...other hand, the end could come from mutated praying mantises, killer bees, flying saucers, aerosol cans, a shortage of STP, the retirement of Charlton Heston...
Hooft, who became only the seventh player in Harvard's history to score 1000 points, passed the millennial mark with a short one-handed jumper from inside the lane which rolled around and around the rim before dropping in. After a short standing ovation from the thousand fans on hand at the IAB, Hooft went on to score 22 more points to finish his career with 1021 points...