Word: jealous
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Joseph, of course, is one of the stars of the Book of Genesis, so favored by his doting father Jacob that his jealous brothers plot against him and sell him into slavery in Egypt. But Joseph has more comebacks than Richard Nixon, and soon he is Pharaoh's deputy, the man who can read dreams and who keeps Egypt prospering through good years and bad. His triumph comes when his brothers, who have not shared his good fortunes, arrive begging for food. Joseph forgives them-this is the Bible, after all-and the curtain descends on a happy ending...
...three directions, and towns along the way are simply annexed. Nor does government interfere: Houston has no zoning laws. Dallas, however, is hemmed in by suburbs that resist annexation, and the city's urban planners have carefully guided expansion. Admits Dallas Developer Scovell: "Sure, we were jealous of Houston's growth. Anyone who tells you different is a liar...
...abnormals" to the presence of the "normal." Langtry, whom her patients regard as their property, falls in love with Jones. Jones, however, is "normal" and therefore a completely foreign element among the "troppos." Nurse Langtry's obvious attachment to him enrages the other patients, and secret plots and jealous machinations, leading to the murder of a patient, result...
...next semester, though; classical elements do not necessarily make a classic comedy, and So Fine is far from great humor. Too often the slapstick scenes flop for simple lack of originality. Clumsy gunmen run into nuns carrying food; when a tryst is interrupted by the return of the jealous husband, the young lover hides (you guessed it) under the bed; and the final chase scene takes place on-and off-stage during a performance of Verdi's Otello. To be fair, Bergman usually knows how cliched his situations are, and he often satirizes them in clever ways. In a typical...
...final vows. Unlike other Catholic orders, which vow chastity, poverty and obedience, top Jesuits are also bound to the Pope by a special pledge of fealty. Yet throughout history, Popes have accused them of arrogance and disobedience. In 1773 Clement XIV even suppressed the order because European governments and jealous clerics complained that Jesuits had too much power. The order was not revived until...