Word: journeyer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mitigate them, even to abolish them. The seasons in many developed latitudes are rough and unpredictable. Man wanted to subdue them, domesticate them. The logic of Progress has been to lift humanity out of the yearly cycles and into a higher trajectory. Progress was designed to be an ascendant journey, linear and always brightening, not a mere pointless circular plod around the calendar...
...lengthy journey begins with the agonies of death ("Volcanic lips give fire, wells bubble. Bone lies like rubble upon the wound"). Surviving this fiery purgation is the ka (diminished soul) of an Egyptian named Menenhetet II. After experiencing the mummification of his discarded body, this ghost meets the kindred spirit of his great-grandfather Menenhetet I. The old ghost agrees to guide his descendant out of the necropolis at Memphi, a task that begins with a lesson in the creation of the Egyptian deities. Toward the end of this recitation, the young shade's attention drifts into the eddy...
...Wentzel said "Every time we hit," he added, "we just hit it at someone." THE NOTEBOOK: The batwomen will try to regain their winning form Saturday when they meet Holy Cross in Worcester. Wentzel said he remains optimistic about has squad's upcoming trip to the Ivy League journey at Princeton April 23-24... Rubin threw just 80 pitches yesterday, the lowest total of the season...
...journey became more harrowing as Bork and D'Elia passed into Afghanistan Accompanied by ten muhajedeen fighters, a guide, and an interpreter, they went thirty miles into the Afghan province of Paktia, crossing snow-covered mountains laced with Soviet air-dropped mines, and passing bombed-out villages...
...ruggers invaded the fields of Cal State-Long Beach, Santa Barbara and Hastings Law School, but the journey was highlighted by a 0-0 the with last year's national champions. Cal-Berkeley. The Bears were also number one two years ago, after defeating Harvard in the finals, so this year's tie was a gratifying grudge match for the inexperienced Crimson squad...