Word: magic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...word-processing instructor, I was disturbed by your use of the word magic on the cover. The great problem I have found is that adults are afraid of computers because they believe the machines are magical and not within their control. This fear inhibits these people and prevents them from developing the skills that are necessary for survival in our society...
...catch up to Mondale from his present 571 delegates by the end of the primary season, Hart will have to win roughly two out of every three delegates to be chosen in the remaining primaries and caucuses. Realistically, his better hope is simply to keep Mondale from reaching the magic number, which would happen if the former Vice President fails to capture just over half of the delegates still at stake...
...bathroom mirror of his house in Malibu, then spend a week watching and talking to teen-age girls in River Oaks, the section of Houston where Emma was supposed to have grown up. He would then return to Malibu, think and write about Emma, then take out the Magic Marker again and scribble "In search of Aurora." And off again he would be to Texas...
From the very first scene, in which a troupe of fairies cavorts about the stage, the audience is immersed in a world of magic, created not only by the intricacies of the typically complicated G&S plot but also by the exuberance of the chorus' movements as their characters clumsily try to dance together. Strong voices are complemented by clever staging, as the brightly colored fairies set the hypnotic tone for the rest of the production...
Come to exotic India! Surrender to the magic and romance of the East! See snowcapped peaks and dusty plains. Visit pastel palaces and brooding temples. Ride painted pachyderms, wander through crowded bazaars, and puff contentedly on a hookah. Meet scheming maharajahs and delicate princesses with those funny earrings in their noses. Sit back as lissome native girls in swirling saris dance for your delight. Take advantage of this once in a lifetime offer: witness the traditional Indian suttee, a barbaric ritual in which a willing Hindu widow is cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband. India. A country...