Word: speak
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...should be credible, and I tried very hard to make at least the possibility of its existence seem real. For example, for Astrophil [a mechanical, magic tin spider that is Petra’s constant companion], I mention how metal amplifies sound, so that Astrophil can actually speak and even shout. He also eats oil. When you are “world building,” people will oftentimes judge how well you built your world. They want to know: Is the culture believable? Does it feel like it has a history? I try very hard to pay attention...
...What is Pentecostalism? Pentecostals are named for the feast of Pentecost described in the New Testament Book of Acts as taking place shortly after Jesus' ascension into heaven. During the feast, his followers were said to have been "filled with the Holy Spirit" and gained the ability to speak in many different languages, or "tongues." The modern Pentecostal movement is relatively new - just over 100 years old - and is usually dated to the Azusa Street Revival that began in Los Angeles in 1906. (The revival was a nine-year series of near continuous worship services that popularized Pentecostal worship...
...whole. Fowler-Finn, however, told the committee that he believes the way results are calculated is biased against urban schools. MacDonald said that aggregate scores include the scores of typically under-performing subgroups, including minorities, as well as students who are from low-income families or who do not speak English well. MacDonald added that when the results are broken down by subgroup, 72 percent of the subgroups in Cambridge outperform their counterparts in the state. But the district’s aggregate scores are still low because the student population in Cambridge has a higher proportion of these subgroups...
...government and the Dalai Lama once an accord is reached. “Obviously we see Beijing as the central government,” Gyari assured, explaining that as the result of an agreement the government-in-exile would dissolve. But by allowing the Dalai Lama to continue to speak as the moral authority for the Tibetan people, he added, China can grow as “a power that is respected, and not just feared...
Former colleagues and friends also paint a picture of Rajaram as a dedicated family man, a gentle-hearted, friendly and charismatic person unafraid to speak his mind. He was extremely bright, they say, scoring virtually perfect scores on the GMAT and possessing a keen business sense. Yet there was another side to him. Karns, who lived next door to the Rajarams for eight years, says he was a "very high-strung, very intense man, very tightly wound. I would hear things. Our bedrooms were right next to each other." (The master bedrooms of their respective houses are across a fence...