Word: purely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...traditions than the North Pole, starting with a Santa Claus rally each December, followed swiftly by the January effect, January barometer and, finally, Super Bowl indicator--all of which are supposed to say something about where stocks are headed. As you might guess, much of the Yuletide lore is pure eggnog. But there's no denying that this season can be magical. The stock market's best months, hands down, are November through January...
...these glimpses of Gordimer at her best only serve in this context to accentuate the readers disappointment in the rest of the compilation. In 1959: What is Apartheid?, a transcript of a seminar given in Washington DC, we see the Gordimer who we know and admire. Her prose rings pure and true, like good crystal: simple and clear, but heavy with a kind of unexpected weight. This is the Gordimer who spoke because her words demanded to be heard, and these words deserve reprinting because they bear deeply the watermarks of authenticity and tragedy. They are not as eloquent...
...They cant sing. Theyre professional lip-synchers! No live band, no improvisation. Just pure, 100 percent unconcentrated lip-synching straight out of the carton. No potential for mess-ups, no whines from the crowd that the live versions sound different, no need for talent...
...wrong word, sort of pathetic in a way. I mean he was flamboyant and he was boorish and obnoxious. The documentary conceit has the effect of making the story feel distant and made-up, but it also allows the screenplay to be uninhibited about making the characters into pure flights of fancy, without worrying too much about contradiction or consistency. The movie is more interested in portraying what we might imagine the life of a 30s jazzman would be like than getting bogged down in the nitty-gritty aspects of biographical recreation...
...hopeful optimist when it comes to the pure ideals of Harvard students. Just take a look at how many of our classmates spend their afternoons in Roxbury or Mattapan tutoring, teaching or running an after-school program. Students here are willing and eager to give of their minds and energies. As long as teaching remains just an extracurricular activity...