Word: joyful
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...cannot recall another year that brought such human misery. Whether caused by nature or man, the events depicted in your collection reminded me how truly awful 2005 was. May the human family look forward to some small measure of joy in 2006. ROBERT D. RAUCH Bayside...
Grayce Liu's cultural renaissance began when she read Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, a novel that parses the complex relationships of Chinese mothers and daughters. Growing up in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Liu dated only white boys. She hated speaking Mandarin, the language her parents used at home. She added a y to her name and changed the pronunciation to Gray-cee to distinguish herself from two other Asians at school named Grace. "I didn't want to be like other Asians," she recalls. But The Joy Luck Club turned her into a "born-again Asian...
...There is such joy in a good ship, and a greater joy to have the ship's belly fat with other men's silver. It is the Viking joy ..." Such are the pleasures animating this big-bellied, bushy-bearded tale of 9th century England. Our hero is Uhtred, a good-hearted lout with a pleasantly sour disposition; he's like a 9th century Han Solo. As an English nobleman who was raised by the invading Danes but whose fate is to fight against them (with his deadly sword Serpent-Breath!), he endows the book with an unexpectedly complex, thoughtful soul...
...China's top women?currently required to hand over up to 65% of their earnings to the state?were obliged to skip Wimbledon last year in order to train for the National Games, a domestic version of the Olympics. "We believe that winning the National Games is the greatest joy," says Yan, who won the national doubles title with Zheng in October. "Foreigners are more individualistic and care about their WTA ranking, but we feel proudest when we do something good for our province or our country." Such national spirit is rare in the hyper-competitive world of pro tennis...
...misunderstanding. The message from the clean-air station to a command center on the surface was loud and clear, however: "12 are alive." The announcement sparked a celebration, and Ben Hatfield, CEO of ICG, gave a bear hug to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin. "We all felt an incredible joy," Hatfield said...