Word: shock
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...laughed--an insane laugh--out of shock. I kept thinking that this just couldn't be true," she adds...
Moreover, James creates such a thundering entertainment vehicle through the first 300 pages that the ending inevitably comes as a disappointment. The resolution is one that is certainly surprising, and yet still remarkably dull. There is no shock, no haunting horror that lingers afterwards...
Fearing that the electrical system had gotten wet, Taylor and the other conservationists had to work by flash-light rather than risk electric shock, Taylor said...
...anti-gay to believe that the best way to build tolerance and, eventually, acceptance is to respect the sensibilities of the community as a whole, avoiding shock tactics and emphasizing the idea that gay men and women can be decent, responsible citizens. While displays of "gay pride" may have noble intent, it's fair to note that drag queens, crude sexual imagery and other outlandish aspects of many such demonstrations do little to promote a concept of gays as valuable members of the commonwealth...
...groom. Fidget and buzz. Guests swivel in their pews to scan the back of the church, in mounting alarm. At last, the best man--looking grim, dressed in street clothes, not formal wedding regalia--appears and reports that, Sorry, the groom has decided he cannot go through with it. Shock, tears, consternation--The Philadelphia Story upside down, or turned sideways, anyhow...