Word: reliefer
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...Wray came to sympathize with the beast. But Watts plays Ann as a seductress, consciously leading the big lug on. Suffice it to say that King Kong has lost its divine innocence. And our response to the ape's doom, once touched by authentic tragedy, is now marked by relief that this wretchedly excessive movie is finally over...
FRANKLIN GRAHAM 1996 President of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Son of Billy Graham 2005 is the year of the Volunteer. In all my years of relief work I've never seen such a spirit of community. The number of people volunteering, the extent people gave of themselves and sacrificed to serve those in need, has been inspiring...
...military as an aim to persuade others to want the goals it advocates. “Power is the ability to influence others to get outcomes,” he said. For example, Nye pointed to how the U.S. Navy’s assistance in tsunami relief efforts led to a measured increase in Indonesian support for U.S. government. He said that soft power is not a normative concept and thus it is not always good to employ it. Similarly, hard power, which he described as the use of force, isn’t necessarily worse than soft power...
After the earthquake that rocked Northern Pakistan, Farid, whose father’s family is from a village near the earthquake’s epicenter, spearheaded a coalition of student groups that planned relief events such as the Earthquake Banquet. “I realized it was more important than writing my thesis and worrying about schoolwork.” So instead, Farid fretted over catering, speakers, and venues...
...next election. Thus his baptism of fire on Wednesday, facing the assured Blair during parliament's weekly Prime Minister's Question Time. Britons prize debating skills and toughness of performance in the legislature as among the most desirable attributes for their leaders. To the relief of the Tories, Cameron-their fourth leader since Blair took office- handled his ordeal with ease and confidence. Although he says he want to move away from confrontational partisanship and promised to back Labor's education reforms, he delighted his party by responding to Blair on a policy disagreement, "I want to talk about...