Word: knee
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...animal," the Boyz uphold a quaint gentlemanliness. Women aren't objects of lust; they are cherished. "Girl, your wish is my command/ I'll submit to your demands," go the lyrics to I'll Make Love II You. Monogamy is celebrated. "Wanna build a new life," goes On Bended Knee. "Gonna make you my wife/ Raise a family." Boyz II Men has found a niche by seeming to be blissfully unaware of its cultural surroundings. "America right now is being bombarded with reality, whether it's talk shows or rap or trials on TV or C-SPAN," says Jheryl Busby...
...raid on OPEC headquarters in Vienna, where 11 ministers were taken hostage and three other people were killed. He introduced himself to his captives with the words, "I am the famous Carlos. You will have heard of me." He tortured one hostage by shooting him in the hand, knee and stomach before finishing him off. Midway through the operation, Carlos canceled plans to assassinate two of the ministers when Algeria brokered a monetary deal in exchange for their lives. Haddad was furious, and their relationship cooled...
Hansen then began a long series of appeals for congressional help. As a result, her dismissal was put on hold while the Navy investigated. During this time, in February 1994, Hansen hurt her knee in a skiing accident in Vail, Colorado, and found out just how much the Navy had turned against her. "I should have believed my superiors when they said filing charges would ruin my career," Hansen says. What she didn't know was that it could ruin her health. When she called her commanding officer from the emergency room in Vail, he ordered her to leave there...
...almost certain to break out as soon as it's clear that the Bosnian Muslims will start getting weapons, says TIME's Central Europe bureau chief, James L. Graff. Any remaining U.N. soldiers are not likely to be spared the wrath of the Serbs, he adds. "It's a knee-jerk reaction to want to lift the arms embargo," says Graff. "It may mean justice for the Muslims, but it also means a nasty war." Meanwhile, Russia now wants trade sanctions against the Serb-dominated Yugoslavia lifted. That country, the Russians say, has done its bit to punish the Bosnian...
...characters have no defense against the passion that threatens to overtake them. They are foreigners transplanted to a strange new land where the senses rule. Life is overpowering here: the sea is wilder than in England, the rain more forceful and abundant. The jungle teems with life, and the knee-deep mud threatens to hold the inhabitants fast. The majority of the colonists attempt to barricade against the overwhelming fecundity of the land, closing ranks and trying to maintain the forms of the English motherland. Only Baines and Ada meet the challenges posed by their surroundings. There is a passion...