Word: redeeming
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...What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? and About a Boy), humanizes this outcast by burrowing into the life of the character brushed past in high school hallways, endowing her with a family and catching up with her years after high school graduation when she is trying to redeem herself and renew her family ties...
...Coping with Grief Pico Iyer's essay "Move On," about how to handle the lingering trauma of 9/11, ranks among the best I have read this year [Sept. 15]. He gave thoughtful and positive advice. We redeem our sorrow not by perpetuating it but by directing our thoughts to altruistic thinking and action. America is a beacon of hope and a role model for the people of nations that are culturally advanced but industrially undeveloped. Ajit Mishra Nagpur, India...
Before Harvard can redeem itself in conference play against Cornell Saturday night, it must first dispatch with Central Connecticut (5-1-2), which it hosts Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Blue Devils are currently riding a five-game unbeaten streak after beating St. Francis College 5-1 yesterday...
...many ways, Taylor got what he wanted. The Liberian leader has been fighting to redeem his image since June, when he was indicted by a war-crimes court backed by the UN. On Monday, he was dressed in white, headlining a ceremony that included three other African heads of states: Mbeki; Mozambique's Joaquim Chissano, chair of the African Union; and Ghana's John Kufuor, the head of the Economic Community of West African states, which has sent peacekeepers to Liberia. The three had come to see Taylor off, hoping his departure would bring peace to the country...
...record, Jordan is not some Harvard fledgling trying to redeem himself after mistakenly dropping the H-bomb. He’s slightly more mature—perhaps a tad shorter—and spends about the same number of hours playing his Nintendo GameCube...