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...distorted, disorienting vocabulary a warning of possible ills. In “The Year of the Flood,” her most recent novel and the second in a series of three, Margaret Atwood similarly invents a dictionary for her post-apocalyptic world. But her words are amusing than ominous??the lexicon for a dystopian vision at once entertaining and insubstantial. Atwood’s way with words should come as no surprise. The Canadian author has dozens of works (novels, books of poetry and even a libretto) to her name and a basket of prizes...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Atwood’s Apocalyptic ‘Year’ More Fun than Flood | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...elevation of the importance” by the Court “in protecting the fetus throughout pregnancy.” Despite depicting partial-birth abortion as an “admittedly gruesome procedure,” the Post editorialists concluded that the “ominous?? implications outweighed any practical consideration of the practice in question...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: First, Do No Harm | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

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