Word: joyful
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...written two books, “Free Association,” a novel about psychoanalysis, and “Their Pride and Joy,” an autobiographical novel about a large Jewish family in New York...
...more human, and in the sweetest way. All right, it's because man--playing God, playing tricks--programmed him to love, even as other film robots, like the Terminator, are designed to destroy. In the A.I. world, robots are made to give pleasure and, in David's case, offer joy. Gigolo Joe is a sex machine, David a love machine. The toy boy's sole purpose is to give and elicit affection. His obsession (in Kubrick's terms) or dream (in Spielberg's) requires him to do everything to achieve Monica's love--after she renounces him, after she abandons...
...more human, and in the sweetest way. All right, it's because man--playing God, playing tricks--programmed him to love, even as other film robots, like the Terminator, are designed to destroy. In the A.I. world, robots are made to give pleasure and, in David's case, offer joy. Gigolo Joe is a sex machine, David a love machine. The toy boy's sole purpose is to give and elicit affection. His obsession (in Kubrick's terms) or dream (in Spielberg's) requires him to do everything to achieve Monica's love--after she renounces him, after she abandons...
...have made those guilt-induced reforms and still feel anguished, chances are we are suffering from another kind of guilt, the global kind that envelops many mothers who work. This free-floating guilt is insidious and destructive. It stomps on the joy of parenting, and it sends our children a message that our family life is somehow not good enough. We who feel guilty about working, even if we love our jobs, teach our kids that working is somehow a bad thing. Since most of our daughters will probably grow up to be working mothers, this is hardly...
...research. These women, after devoting their lives to God and their community, continue to serve humanity by opening their hearts and, literally, their minds to scientific inquiry even after death. These nuns have much to teach us, not only about this disease but also about generosity, optimism, faith and joy. Their quiet example stands in marked contrast to the selfishness, hate, violence, greed and materialism of today's world. KEVIN KAWAMOTO Seattle...