Word: shining
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...performance came in the "He was despised" aria. Startlingly unadorned, this aria provided a striking contrast to the equally lovely lines that followed, "He gave his back to despisers." The soprano recitatives of Pifa, the second, post-natal half of Part I give Labelle a real chance to shine. She displays a very clear, resonant voice, only occasionally marred by a slight crack or falter. She warbles trills such as those in the "Rejoice greatly" aria as one imagines the very angels would...
There are moments in our lives when the exceptional qualities of people we know shine through and surprise us. Sometimes tragedy alerts us to the goodness in people. When a familiar person dies unexpectedly, our criticisms of that person suddenly look very petty in the face of what we are forced to summarize as the contributions of his or her life. Sometimes goodness comes out in a crisis, when the most unexpected people astonish us with unpredictable compassion. And sometimes, it shows at those moments when you happen to stumble into the deeper part of other people's lives--when...
Several individuals managed to shine at both meets. Alexis Todor led the breaststrokers with impressive wins at both meets. Senior Keiko Iwahara also had multiple wins, this time in the sprint events...
...rendition of the hit "Next Lifetime" comes close to perfection, finding new heartache, wisdom and charm in the hit. Sounding like Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, the song climaxes first in a soulful whirl that is followed by Badu's backup singers scatting into heaven. "I'll be the moon shine on you/I'll be the womb give you fruit/I'll be heaven love me right/I'll be divine give you light," Badu sings at the end. Here, as on the entire album, she proves that although she is not the second coming of Billie Holiday, Erykah "God Damn...
...Penn's day to shine. The Gatorade bath the Harvard players gave Murphy with the game well in hand late in the fourth quarter indicated which was the better team yesterday...