Word: shifts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...good man, Virgil Caudill, caught in a crushing predicament not of his making, commits a murder that seems unavoidable, abandons his home in the Kentucky hill country and survives precariously in Montana. The pages that narrate this contain no misdirection, no writerish word tasting, not even a flashback or shift in point of view, just fierce attention to the moment at hand. It is hard to see how Offutt's chapters could be more effective in the skill of their telling...
...humiliation in the 1970s and '80s, Americans have learned that we are all responsible for ourselves and our prosperity, and this has paid off. That a sense of self-worth is possible for every American is an ideal upon which our country was founded. Perhaps this is a permanent shift, where prosperity is balanced with wisdom and, most important, a notable lack of rampant greed. DAN KNAUSS Livermore, Calif...
Nonetheless, the Black and White did make things interesting when it sneaked by Boston College in the regatta's final race. Troublesome weather conditions including persistent northeast winds recorded at upwards of 20-30 miles per hour forced coach Mike Horn '63 to shift his line-ups in order to pull out the victory which secured the fifth place finish...
...dramatic finish may represent a shift in the dominance of the Harvard dynasty. Only six of the top 10 players remained after graduation last year. Additionally, the Crimson will lose seniors Rafael Castro, Alex Saltonstall and Andy Walter...
...fields as different as the hard sciences and the fine arts, professors say that the shift towards sourcebooks creates a different learning experience in the classroom as students are encouraged to construct their own understanding of the material...