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...religion that is not simply Western or African, that is not just traditional but also innovative, reaches its apex. Here, Thiong’o presents Kamiti, a sensitive and perceptive young man, who tries several times to escape from the corrupt society that surrounds him to keep himself spiritually pure. He encounters Nyawira, a young woman who actively fights for social change amidst the corrupted society, as they flee from the police. Although at first they are wary of one another, they end up cooperating to scare off the policeman who follows them by posturing as the Wizard...
...basket, Housman has the ball in his hands with six seconds remaining. No one open. Dribbling in front of his defender, no options on either side, clock winding down, what does he do? Housman simply pulls up and DRAINS the three at the buzzer to put Harvard up five. Pure class folks, pure class...
...complex than the mass-produced Hershey’s Bars. Don’t let the bitterness force you to swallow too quickly; instead keep the chocolate in your mouth to sense all the other flavors that linger beneath, including a certain sweetness that is more rewarding than the pure candy of milk chocolate.OLIVESIf you must embrace the childish eating aesthetic, olives provide you with a convenient opportunity to put your fingers in your mouth. But to earn that privilege again, you must first eat the olive. Remembrances of cheap salads past might give you pause, but whole olives from...
...power or existence. That's one of the things that sort of amuses me about all this. You know, he had Bob Dole send that letter. And Phil Gramm has called. Phil Gramm was in Davos. But Phil just [said], "Let me tell you why I'm for McCain." Pure and simple. He didn't persuade or arm-twist. I don't think Senator McCain ought to do anything but be who he is and let the chips fall. Because that's his strength. And if he starts doing anything that appears to be pandering to people, then...
...presidential campaign would make a bedeviling business school case study. As a candidate, he seemed to do everything right. He worked longer hours, built a larger, more professional organization and outspent all of his Republican rivals. He alone approached the race for the White House as an almost pure product launch, with the flexibility and funding to change his marketing and respond to almost any eventuality. He even looked better on television...