Word: riche
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Henry Wickham wasn't smart, he wasn't rich, and he definitely wasn't lucky. What he was, was determined. In 1866, when he was 20, he sailed for the Amazon in search of exotic feathers for his mother's hat business back in London. That was a failure, like everything else he tried, but he caught the Amazon bug, and 10 years later he pulled off the one spectacular success of his life. In defiance of malaria, anacondas, electric eels, freshwater stingrays, Confederate colonists, customs inspectors and Yanomamo tribesmen, he smuggled 70,000 priceless rubber-tree seeds...
...bonds that form as the three spend time together over the following months and that eventually drive Nathanial insane. When Jamie, a lesbian sculptor and Nathanial’s lover, is raped, Nathanial is convinced that Coolberg is involved. Caught up in the paranoia, Nathanial retreats back to the rich and stable relationships that he has with his loving stepfather and mute sister. Baxter’s characters are obliquely formed through third-party description, and their identities are further confused by paranoid and erratic actions that the reader can’t understand. In “The Soul...
...Amerykah” is one of Badu’s most mature projects to date. Like most provocative artwork, the album is jarring at first. The broad array of subjects it covers and its lack of musical continuity make for a challenging listening experience, but subsequent spins reveal a rich, varied sound and ample food for thought. As Badu chants, “Hip-hop is greater than religion, greater than the government,” and it becomes clear that she’s chosen her music to move the masses...
...especially during the harrowing weeks before thesis deadlines. It’s getting to the point when many seniors wish they could take their meals in pill form for optimal efficiency, but when used properly, food can be a reminder of the cultivated life you once led and the rich existence that awaits after your thesis, as well as a source of energy to help you reach the works cited page.We aren’t particularly concerned with nutrition, but even we have to admit that some foods will sustain you better than others. Obviously dinner at Harvard is laughably...
SIIC has other reasons to dislike the vetoed legislation. A more powerful central government, as set out in the Provincial Powers law, would further benefit Sadr's bloc, which has its power base in central Iraq around Baghdad. SIIC's strength lies in Iraq's oil-rich southern provinces; thus a looser federation, with maximum autonomy for the regions, benefits it most...