Word: paired
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Captain Scott Hilinski tallied three trys against the Boston Rugby Club. Steve Cohn, Tim Perini and Bruce Miller each added a pair of trys, and Chriscera, Jake Hill, Mike Newhouse and Co-Captain Jon Greenberg each chipped...
When an emerald ring that Teddy gave to Clara many years before is stolen, Clara holds her Viennese au pair girl responsible for its return. Clara believes that the servant's boyfriend is the thief...
Bellow gives considerable space to descriptions of Clara's ex-husbands who never appear in the story. These characterizations are entertaining but do little to enhance our understanding of the important characters. One of the main characters, the au pair girl's boyfriend, is never introduced in person. This technique could be effective if it were underscoring a theme of anonymity or detachment. But in many cases, it seems as if Bellow either forgets about the characters or just does not care enough to develop them...
...intense characterization seems useless when Clara admits that she loves the au pair girl and desperately tries to keep her from returning to Vienna. This unexpected twist is completely alien to the character that Bellow so meticulously created. Nothing earlier in the book prepares the reader for such an incongruous revelation. It appears to come from nowhere and undermine any sense of Clara's character which Bellow may have created...
Minority organizations are multipurpose associations. Hsia notes that in the last election, one pair of candidates for the co-presidency suggested forming a sports team and holding card-game nights. Hsia fails to point out that these suggestions were one part of a comprehensive platform including strengthening political voice, increasing cultural activities, and aiding in the International Relations Council's Model United Nations Conferences. Additionally, the program emphasis of one particular leadership group varies over time, and it is unfair to assume that one type of activity represents the entire purpose of the organization...