Word: quests
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...Though there are many such disturbing scenes throughout the novel, they are often presented without any explication or means of interpretation—completely orphaned by the story at large.“Huge” is, at its heart, the story of Genie’s quest to come to terms with his reality and the world around him. One of the keywords he’s picked up after a spate of therapy is “actualization.” Genie’s vague understanding of the term revolves around communication and connection with people...
...Benedict's comments on Tuesday are the clearest sign that little if anything will change, as the Pope continues his quest to challenge secular trends both inside and outside his church by adhering to - and openly pronouncing - rigid stands on sexual and moral matters. (See pictures of the Pope...
...help save the wombat, mainly through research support. "It's all about the marketing and money, mate," chimed in Mannion, an Irwin look-alike in his Aussie safari outfit. That view won over Alan Horsup, a conservation officer who spent the past two decades in an often lonely quest to pull the northern hairy-nose back from the edge of extinction. "I didn't like it at first," he said of corporate sponsorship. "But bloody hell, why can't we have the BHP wombat...
...Green of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says Ozawa's "Captain Ahab - like quest" to destroy the LDP has at times led him to adopt an anti-U.S. tone, causing some collateral damage to the U.S.-Japan alliance. But every Japanese leader understands the reality of life. Should he become Prime Minister, Ozawa's determination to hold on to power, says Green, "will lead him to pursue a strong alliance with Washington...
...California's quest to control greenhouse gases goes back a few years. It originally applied for a waiver from EPA's national jurisdiction on December 21, 2005. The request was denied by then EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson on March 6, 2008. At the urging of President Obama, the EPA is now reconsidering that original waiver request...