Word: perilousness
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...multifaceted and rich tradition. A consciousness of the past not only offers the instructive examples of prior greatness but also the folly of human pride. As creatures in time, we all are products of history: We only try to escape our past in vain and at our own peril...
When the U.S. invaded Iraq four years ago, Yasser Obaid Hussein's life was full of peril - but his mind was filled with hope. Night after night, his modest Baghdad apartment was shaken by the U.S. "shock and awe" bombing campaign. His pregnant wife Sheherezad was worried that a cruise missile might crash through the window. To calm her and their three children, Yasser tried to stay positive. "If we survive the bombs," he recalls saying, "we will have a wonderful new life...
...this moment of peril, radical Federalists wanted to break America up. Morris called for New England and New York to secede. He admitted this would cause "civil war. And what of it?" New England Federalists tried a moderate-seeming two-step. Delegates from five states met in Hartford, Conn., in December 1814 for a three-week-long convention. They wanted to divert federal tax revenue to their states for self-defense and have the central government recognize state laws shielding their citizens from conscription--in effect, giving New England its own military and foreign policy. If Madison balked at these...
...mobilize each younger voter—three times what would be required for someone over 64—and the constant turnover of the youth demographic. But IOP Director Jeanne Shaheen, warned, “Those who ignore the youth of the world do so at their own peril.” IOP Polling Director John Della Volpe agreed. “If people don’t believe in the importance of the young vote, my advice would be to talk to Senator George Allen [of Virginia], or former Senator,” he said. Max Anderson, a workshop...
Imagine yourself transported to a new world. There are no boring lectures, tedious roommates, or assigned readings. There is only peril. You can gain worldwide renown for performing feats with just the movement of your fingers. Time invested provides direct and measurable rewards. And then, your alarm goes off, shattering the fantasy world that you have lived and played for the past night. It’s time for that brutal morning lecture. You now face an important decision: Spend the next few hours in utter misery, or skip class and continue with the life you have come to love...