Word: motherism
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...believe, having gone back to his birthplace in Indiana and tracing his life, that the seeds of the madness that the world saw in November 1978 were there from his earliest years. He was somewhat neglected as a child. He was part of an unconventional family where his mother was the breadwinner and his father was a brooding man whose work life was cut short by mustard gas scarring from World War I on his lungs. Jones sought out acceptance and a sense of family through churches, but at the same time he had a tremendous need for power...
Achebe read nine of his poems that explored African culture and history, with a focus on his Igbo heritage. He wove together vignettes from his various works of a mother in a refugee camp, Christmas in Biafora, and vultures picking at carcasses...
...legislature gathered on Friday in a special session to fix the safe-haven law. The day before, three more kids were abandoned at Omaha hospitals, bringing the total to 34 since mid-September, shortly after the law was passed. A 5-year-old boy was left by his mother on Thursday night; two teenage girls, 14 and 17, were dropped off earlier the same day. The older girl ran away from the ER before authorities could arrive. And a Florida man traveled from Miami to drop off his 11-year-old boy earlier this week. (See Pictures of the Week...
...Yemeni-Jewish mother and a Turkish-Muslim father. I grew up in Germany. I met my Indian Hindu wife when I lived in London for some 20 years. I am often asked where I feel I belong. I always used to answer that I am a citizen of the world. I didn't have a better answer as I could never feel true patriotism toward any country. Obama's win has been like an open-armed welcome. Today, if someone asked me where I feel I belong, I would proclaim sincerely: "Ich bin ein Amerikaner!" Gan Amram-Oymak, BERLIN...
...Brinkley, a twice-divorced mother of two who lives in Arkansas, said that her avatar met Pollard's at a Second Life nightclub called Holodeck where McDonnell works as a hostess - not, as in the words of Taylor, a prostitute. "When we first met, it was at a fancy-dress night on the game, and he noticed me across the room and said he felt something special," she said. Brinkley also claimed that their relationship remained platonic until Pollard formally separated from his wife. After that, their avatars married in an online ceremony attended by seven guests...