Word: reapings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stay in the saddle of this bucking bronco called Slam. "We" are the Los Angeles team--Thea Iberall, Poetri (yes, his name is Poetri), Jerry Quickley and I--four poets, linked by a love of words and a passion for competition. We are in Austin to sling verse and reap scores in the ninth--and largest--National Poetry Slam in history. Forty-five teams and 14 individuals are here from 26 states, the District of Columbia and Canada, all vying for cash prizes of up to $2,000 and yearlong bragging rights...
...take you. But will this replace your traditional travel agent? Do you really want to do your own travel planning? That's the crux of the conflict at the heart of this new economy: which services will survive and which will fail, who will invent new ideas (and reap new millions) and who will close up shop, as useless today as buggy-whip manufacturers became when Henry Ford built the Model...
...shareholders -- especially Kirk Kerkorian, the reclusive 81-year-old who owns 13.8 percent of Chrysler. Back in 1990, he was derided for his interest in the once-struggling Michigan firm's stock. Now, if shareholders and governments on both sides of the Atlantic agree to the merger, he will reap a satisfying $5 billion payoff -- more than triple his original investment. Who says you shouldn't throw money at Motown...
Like it or not, we reap what we sow. We shouldn't be so shocked that children are turning to murder when we show them crime gets you a spot on a talk show or on the front page of the newspaper. For children who don't get attention from their overworked parents, that kind of 15 minutes can hold a sickly exciting thrill...
...admit to national guilt. It's not as if he offered any portion of the $1.4 trillion this nation made off of slavery in reparation, or even as if he actually apologized. If the President can't even admit that this country was and continues to be wrong for reaping the benefits of slavery, what does the future hold for those who continue, alone, to reap the woes...