Word: joy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...about him reflected sexuality--the restless, roving energy; the aggressive skills; fastball pitching; home run hitting; the speed with which he drove cars; the loud rich voice; the insatiable appetite; the constant need to placate his mouth with food, drink, a cigar, chewing gum, anything...He received absolute physical joy from cards, golf, bowling, punching...
Anyone who would refuse to have their pet spayed or neutered because of not wishing to deny them the "joy" of raising a family, must have cat litter or dog kibble for brains...
...introduction of classroom calculators has not been met with universal joy hi academe. There is the worry that calculators-like the new math-could create more problems than they solve. Some teachers-usually those who have not used them-fear that calculators may produce a generation of mathematical illiterates who would be lost without their machines. John Kounjain, mathematics director for the Watertown, Mass., public schools, calls the use of calculators "kind of ridiculous. You can't give the students a $19 calculator and then forget about teaching them the four basic functions." William Geo, a Denver math supervisor...
...will be entirely complete without this account by the man who operated so long at its stormy center. Larry O'Brien is one of the most decent men in a profession currently held in low esteem; he is also a tough Irishman who has shed more tears in joy and sorrow than ought to be allotted any single lifetime in politics...
...realistic effort to improve the lot of domestic animals should logically begin with population control. Many pet owners are opposed to surgical sterilization of cats and dogs on the sentimental ground that they should not be denied the joy of having families -which is like telling a hungry peasant that he needs to have 16 children for his peace of mind. Female cats and dogs derive little pleasure from their squalling litters, which in most cases have to be sold or given away a few weeks after birth, and may even then be abandoned...