Word: soule
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...Sentimental Education,” looking for action and conflict and the meaning of life, “not bothered at all about the artificial act of reading and writing a novel.” Over time, the wisdom in the bildungsroman shaped his soul and he grew reflective and unsettled, as a driver becomes conscious of his machine, he said...
What is a consequential stranger? If you look at the relationship continuum from stranger to soul mate, consequential strangers fall in that vast territory just beyond strangers and just short of friends. When people say they have 765 friends on Facebook, most of them are consequential strangers. Your hairdresser is probably a consequential stranger. Your lawyer may be. The person who comes in to clean your house and who has been doing it for 30 years might be a close consequential stranger. But you also have a lot of people on the periphery: the nice woman in accounting whom...
...None converted their manure to electricity or took advantage of new, more environmentally friendly technologies. The modern direction of large-scale animal operations is to employ skilled professionals in all areas to better care for animals, the environment and the consumer. Getting this done successfully has been far from "soul-killing" for me and those with whom I work. Thomas Sarosy, FAIR OAKS...
...debt of gratitude. Because of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 that he helped pass, we were able to come to this country many years ago and build a new life. His countless good deeds on behalf of the common man will reverberate in our nation's soul. The best tribute his colleagues in Congress can bestow is the health-care-reform bill that was his life's cause and that he worked so hard for but, sadly, did not live to see enacted. Farewell to a true patriot. Cheers Echevarria-Leary, PINOLE, CALIF...
...torture methods were used during the George W. Bush Administration, TIME asks, "Did harsh methods like waterboarding lead to actionable intelligence?" [Sept. 7]. It doesn't matter! Torture is morally repugnant, regardless of outcome. Those committing torture lose their humanity. When a country condones it, it likewise loses its soul and becomes defeated from within. I applaud Holder. For the U.S. to be a moral beacon, we must look at ourselves with the same eyes with which we look at other countries. Tom Schrack, FAIRFAX...