Word: poignant
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...emphasized ballads, many of which were named and a few of which have even appeared on albums, such as "Resignation" from 1999's Elegiac Cycle. Comparisons here to the classical forefathers might be inappropriate, as Mehldau himself is a master of the piano ballad, but the languid shifts and poignant phrasings are all nonetheless reminiscent of the great French romantic Chopin...
...puts on quite a show at age 51. Decked out in various shades of orange and sporting an orange bandanna, Cliff ignited the crowd with his non-stop energy, pausing occasionally to dispense a little of his New Age, save-the-earth philosophy. A few of Cliff's more poignant remarks at the show included statements such as "In space, they call the earth Planet Blue because it's blue. I don't know why they don't call the Earth 'Water,' because there's more water than there is earth." Cliff then offered an alternate creation myth, claiming that...
Eight hundred words is not a lot of space. Time for approximately two anecdotes, six supporting paragraphs, several analogies and one ironic self-reflection before one poignant but foreseeable conclusion...
...know you're all losers as well. You just disguise it a lot better than we do in England. In England, it's like, "Bah, I'm nobody." But Woody touched me because it was the comedy I liked. It's not trying so hard, it was just endearing, poignant, beautiful...
...procession was a celebration of advances that homosexuals have achieved in recent years in the areas of workplace discrimination, hate crimes legislation and political activism. However, the march had a more somber side; it also commemorated individuals who have been victims of hate crimes. Two of the most poignant moments during the afternoon were the appearances of the parents of Matthew Shepard, a gay student killed in Wyoming, and nephew and sister of James Byrd Jr., an African-American who was murdered in Texas. They urged the marchers to speak out for the peaceful acceptance of diversity in America...