Word: joyful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...building except Mira had fled. That evening, she joined Kruno and Rabija in what, over the months, had become a nightly ritual of conversation and coffee around a small dining table. The Oprhals did not take part in the celebrations next day by returning Muslims outside. There was no joy in their diminished circle. Mira is now the one who faces an uncertain future, the one who needs protection. "Tomorrow is freedom for us, but Mira has nowhere to go," sighs Rabija. "The three of us will just stay here together...
...scheduled for a Caesarean section. She was woozy with anesthesia, and Mike was not in the room, when doctors attempted the delivery. They pulled out the buttocks, then the legs and finally, to their astonishment, two heads. "We all stood in silence for about 30 seconds," recalls Dr. Joy Westerdahl, the family's physician, who assisted at the birth. "It was extremely silent...
There is, of course, the argument that most Harvard Law School students should be receiving honors because of their stellar qualifications. We concede that getting into Harvard Law School is intensely competitive and that even some of the most diligent Harvard undergraduates will never experience the utter joy of seeing a Law School acceptance letter in their mailboxes. Yet there are a small number of students who perform better than others and land at the top of the class, and they should be recognized for their efforts...
Although Ng is used to seeing herself on television and in film, having appeared in both "All My Children" and "The Joy Luck Club," she says she was still a little embarrassed to see the show...
...what's the alternative? There isn't an article on abstinence, there isn't a column counseling teenage girls about society's sex pressures and there isn't any discussion by a happily married couple describing the joy and responsibility that come with sexual activity. There is no recommended path to follow, no acceptable way to live. The magazine's writers have created a void...