Word: rationale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Libby then analyzes the central role religion has played in the development of these ideas. "Post Christian" poetry, Libby suggests, questions traditional Christian views More important, it uses immanence--mystical immersion in the world--as a clear alternative to the Christian idea of redemption by transcanding the physical. Both transcendence...
In reversing that ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court noted that most states already conduct such "proportionality reviews," but added that they are not "indispensable" to the equitable treatment of defendants in capital cases. Justice Byron White, writing for the majority, pointed out that when the Supreme Court outlined its specifications...
One reason is that Southern California just has a great many banks to rob, about 3,000 outlets by the FBI'S reckoning. In addition, as the song says, L.A. is a great big freeway: the vast road system makes getaways easier. Still, the FBI says three-fourths of...
Once Rock invests in a company, he remains active in its management. He is a director of Intel and Apple, for example, and vice chairman of Diasonics. He stays in close touch with his managers, most of whom recognize that his advice is worth far more than his money. He...
Not that he feels badly treated by the studios. His screenplays for Cujo and The Dead Zone were reworked by others, but he still liked the finished films. And he is enthusiastic about Christine. "I wanted to go back and see it over again," the author says. "I've...