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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...waxes poetic about its voice-activation feature and the abundance of rings he can choose from...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UIS Mulls Phone Service Changes | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

Striking a note of poetic justice in this chord of American disharmony, Monica Lewinsky has become the perfect exemplar of what's wrong with the system. Daughter of a well connected Beverly Hills doctor and family friend of a high rolling Democratic donor, Monica not only secured but was able to pursue her internship because she had the "in" and financial support...

Author: By Christopher M. Kirchhoff, | Title: Paying Servants for Their Service | 10/18/2000 | See Source »

They stand, thanks to Eve's powers of poetic evocation. This is not a matter of flowery language but rather of powerful metaphors, the fusing of multiple meanings into a few words. Take the title. The Family Orchard refers to a grove of citrus trees in the stories and also alludes to the term "the family tree." An orchard consists of artificially cultivated trees. "People are supposed to graft," a citrus grower tells his sons. "Part of our partnership in creation." This book is an example of the partnership it celebrates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In Full Bloom | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...journal selections often incorporated poetic elements into a narrative-like form...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kingston Reads her Foray Into Poetry | 10/4/2000 | See Source »

...first solo studio CD in five years, Harris wrote almost all the songs. She has a gift for anthems and elegies, with stark poetic images in the verses and hum-along refrains of tura-luras and alleluias. As encased in producer Matthew Burn's chugging, clanging percussion, Harris' voice gives testimony to a life of adversity and the ability to smile--or at least sing--through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Emmylou Harris: Tough Love | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

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