Word: keening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tension between Thoreau the naturalist and Thoreau the missionary for nature's wonders invigorates nearly every page of Wild Fruits. He portrays his subjects with keen clarity, but he also wants his Concord neighbors to wake up to the error of their ways: "We cultivate imported shrubs in our front yards for the beauty of their berries, while at least equally beautiful berries grow unregarded by us in the surrounding fields." He argues passionately against the careless destruction of the wilderness around him. Hearing that huckleberry pickers in his area have been ordered off privately owned fields, he fumes, "What...
...into a society in which "all shapes and sizes can be regarded as sexy and beautiful." I hope so too. After all, judging from her photo, Manheim herself is a very sexy and beautiful big woman. I would prefer a woman her size over those billboard waifs anytime. ELLIOTT KEEN Buffalo...
...team now looks ahead to the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on Dec. 3 and 4. The tournament draws the top teams from around the nation, presenting Harvard which tougher competition than it has seen in the past two weeks...
Sanni said that she could only find one other instance of this arrangement in the country--Cheryl and Jim Keen, who share the position of academic dean at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio...
...ranked at 157 pounds. He placed second this past weekend, picking up right where he left off last season. Kurtz compiled a 25-7 record, fourth place at the EIWAs, first team All-Ivy honors, a first place win at the Ivy Classic and third place at the Cliff Keen Invitational...