Word: moments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Saints' fifth goal was the final nail inthe coffin and the most embarrassing moment of thenight for the Crimson. At 13:36 Prestifilippo wentbehind the net to gather what looked like aroutine dump. But instead of getting rid of thepuck, he inexplicably held on to it while the St.Lawrence forwards charged...
...excerpt from Sherwood Anderson's classic Winesburg, Ohio popped into my head then: "There is a time in the life of every boy when he for the first time takes the backward view of life. Perhaps that is the moment when he crosses the line into manhood...
...dorms, which do not provide us with kitchens (and you thought cable was what made the DeWolfe types happy), feeding, quite literally, this sort of condition can be a difficult task. We can't quite e-mail dinners you can taste yet. But let us take a moment to praise the merits of the cookie...
There is a midrash (a legend) that explains, "the further you are from Sinai [the moment of revelation], the more you are diminished." Bak varies the notion of family lineage in From Generation to Generation through a series. An elder from the village of Vilna, gazes upon versions of himself, his body decreasing in size, each time preserving his old age. The ancestors bless their descendents but stare toward the earth, without joy or life. It is as if these men have always been old, but one cannot tell which man is the oldest. Each generation, now with the knowledge...
...role that he can basically do anything; all that is required is a consistent, believable interpretation (like Thandie Newton's remarkable performance in the recent Beloved). Unfortunately, Pitt isn't a natural comedian, he doesn't have much range, and he has problems creating a coherent character. One moment Joe is ridiculously inept; the next an almighty deity. For example, he comes to Earth having no idea what peanut butter is--he literally probes the jar for minutes and waxes poetic over the gooey sweetness. Later in the movie, however, he offers his own perspective on the IRS and denounces...