Word: impartation
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Crossing Over reads in the first person, with Martínez recounting his exploits in Cherán. Written as such, it was impossible for Martínez not to impart to the book certain aspects of himself. Alongside the transformation of the Chávez family was the transformation of Martínez. His interest in the Chávez story extended far beyond that of a journalist covering a beat. He had a personal stake invested in making the Chávez story known, and said he felt a great responsibility in telling the story; an obligation...
...torn between his own hatred of imperialism, his job as a police officer in Lower Burma and the hateful, often vicious locals who constantly baited and harassed him. Orwell creates a persona which proves utterly believable and almost endearing to the reader, and in doing so is able to impart his story to the reader...
...says, "there is also an element of the preacher's. You are taking something you firmly believe and trying to impart it to others." The past 25 years have been a time of phenomenal growth for museums, especially in cities outside the old money circles of the Northeast and Chicago. No other curator has taken advantage of this opportunity with more panache than Tucker. In 1976, when she arrived at the Houston MFA, it was a museum with fewer photographs than you probably have on your refrigerator. Thanks to her canny shopping and her charms as a donor magnet--plus...
...Most people aren't willing to follow rock stars' orders anymore, and that might explain the burgeoning popularity of mellow British groups, such as the Beta Band, who demand only quiet appreciation from listeners. Like fellow Brits Radiohead, Coldplay and Travis, the Beta Band write lyrics too vague to impart specific messages, make music too gossamer to get bodies flailing -nodding is the only appropriate response to their work...
...petting zoos by offering kids a wide range of ways to interact with nature. "We're opening up whole new areas of interactive play by letting kids dress up as birds, plant gardens or examine animal X rays," says Keith Winsten, Brookfield's education curator. Rather than try to impart scientific data, these zoos promote unstructured play--something in short supply for many kids today. Says Winsten: "We are providing a place for kids to do the kind of exploring that was basic to their existence a generation...