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...blown away,” Akon sings, but then he steps back from his tough realism: “Tryin’ to hold on a couple more years / tryin’ not to get blown away.” What starts out as steely-eyed fatalism turns into helpless desperation, a sentiment that gets echoed later on “Gangsta Bop.” Singing over a laid-back parody of every G-Unit beat, Akon starts out with a broken flow, giving the half line “you die quicker” room to sink...
...Bangkok's élite may have forced their way into power peacefully, but they have discarded democracy and the rights of the majority, which voted in the Thaksin government. While the minority rejoices, the majority will remain voiceless, helpless and puzzled at the way the power game is being played and how national interest is defined. Loh Seng Hock Johor Bahru, Malaysia...
...what every Thai is looking forward to. Supoj Homprasert Wat Chalor, Thailand Bangkok's elite may have forced their way into power peacefully, but they have discarded democracy and the rights of the majority, which voted in the Thaksin government. While the minority rejoices, the majority will remain voiceless, helpless and puzzled at the way the power game is being played and how national interest is defined. Loh Seng Hock Johor Bahru, Malaysia Stick Figures Despite the cheeky allusion to underpants in the headline, "I See London, I See France ..." [Oct. 9], what I immediately noticed in the pictures...
...knocked it home easily for her first collegiate goal. Earlier in the half, freshman goalkeeper Lauren Mann added to her season-long highlight reel of outstanding saves when she leapt to tip Alison Peters’s breakaway shot just over the crossbar. But Mann (six saves) was helpless on the two goals that did make Holy Cross’s side of the scoreboard, as Stand converted from point-blank range on both attempts. Overtime games have not been kind to Harvard this season. Just last Friday, Brown’s Kathryn Moos converted a penalty kick in overtime...
This reeks of Christian masochism at its worst. “I am an alcoholic” is the equivalent of “I am a sinner”—essentially portraying alcoholics as wretched, helpless, fallen creatures in need of the redeeming grace and guidance of a higher power...