Word: odyssey
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...odyssey with Christianity began last summer at Wal-Mart, when I saw a teen New Testament amongst the romance novels and bargain blenders. Since I’m Jewish, I’d never gotten to read the Holy Bible and was quite curious. Sadly, it lacked a barcode; the cashier wasn’t able to sell it to me despite her declaration that not owning it “was a shame, because that’s one good book to have.” I took her words to heart and began my quest to understand...
Patterson: I describe it as the American odyssey. It's the hardest thing a person can do. It's a gauntlet in which privacy means absolutely nothing. Every aspect of character is exposed, and every decision can destroy a [candidacy], and perhaps even the candidate, in a way that's unique to the merciless public exposure that running for President brings. To me, it's like a courtroom drama intensified. There are always surprises. There are always revelations of character, and nothing is out of bounds. It's great drama...
Patterson: I describe it as the American odyssey. It's the hardest thing a person can do. It's a gauntlet in which privacy means absolutely nothing. Every aspect of character is exposed, and every decision can destroy a [candidacy], and perhaps even the candidate, in a way that's unique to the merciless public exposure that running for President brings. To me, it's like a courtroom drama intensified. There are always surprises. There are always revelations of character, and nothing is out of bounds. It's great drama...
...resolved into a rousing coda. Following the Overture, suspense mounted as the audience waited for violinist Goto to emerge. With a bestselling debut CD in Japan, collaborations with countless orchestras and renowned musicians, and a regularly broadcast Fuji TV documentary entitled “Ryu Goto’s Odyssey,” Goto is already internationally acclaimed.The selection of Paganini’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 6 was perfect for Goto, who played this very piece at his debut concert at the age of seven. His virtuosic performance on Saturday seemed...
...link between Corbijn's departure into film and his "audacious and courageous" move to London in 1979: "For a wildly successful, internationally known artist to shift mediums at the age of 52, and to have Ian Curtis as the subject of his premier feature, I think brings his odyssey full circle...