Word: poetic
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...large inspirations behind my choice of Ireland was the poetic and literary tradition; another was the mythology. I keep Yeats; The Poems next to my pillow and have a Field Guide to Irish Faeries on my shelf. This does not make much sense to most of my fellow Americans abroad—all hardworking, motivated students—who came here for the Guinness and to reconnect with their Irish roots...
...rest of the field in 2002 has since been narrowed by Williams, McLaren and Renault. In fact, Raikkonen and Montoya had something of an edge, the result of an unusually hot European summer: their Michelin tires are better for dry weather than Schumacher's Bridgestones. So it was poetic justice when, in the penultimate race of the season, Schumi had some freakish weather on his side for a change. The wettest Indiana September in years brought rain to the U.S. Grand Prix: and as any F1 fan will tell you, nobody drives in the rain as well as the Ferrari...
...actions, far from childish, allowed her to flourish in the Darwinistic struggle for status that begins in high school. And for anyone who has ever been prey in that struggle, for anyone who has ever been upstaged by a pretentious over-achiever, her dramatic fall was deliciously poetic. But as long as accomplishment substitutes for character, perfection for candor, elite Universities will continue to encourage Blair Hornstines and promote the Blair Hornstine in each student...
...Hubris meets poetic justice when Jessica's mark turns out to be a yakuza kingpin, and the arrivistes find that they?not the locals?are the na?fs. The story clips along as the kidnappers scramble to salvage their plan, but the breathless blow-by-blow narration leaves little room for the main characters to evolve beyond textbook-case stupid Americans. By the time the mobsters close in, we're rooting for a speedy end to the fiasco. In that, at least, the novel delivers...
...Brew (yanjing.com.cn) Foam Home Yanjing's official website opens with a techno-driven splash page, but the contents lose something in translation. Beer that's "clear and limpid with white fine foams" sounds more poetic in Mandarin. But there are introductions to several varieties of beer and a short history of the company...