Word: steals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opens to the passage and begins reading. The passage lists all the things one must do to attain eternal life, and says that poor men have an easier time getting into heaven than rich men. David reads, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not smoke, do not steal...
Money, in its various forms, is one of the main subjects of noir: how people get it, use it, keep it, lose it, steal it, and above all kill for it. The world of noir is populated by gangsters, heiresses and thieves. The detective's work is usually motivated more by the promise of hard cash than anything else, though there are exceptions (notably Ellroy's haunted policemen in The Big Nowhere and The Black Dahlia). Now, as in the '40s when noir was at its peak, the economy is booming in an uprecedented way. Perhaps the consequences of money...
...warrant waking the President of the U.S. at midnight on his visit to Africa, robbing him of sleep till daylight. It was news horrifying enough to cause parents all over America to wonder if they were doing enough to wall away their children from the bad angels that can steal into young souls to stifle the knowledge of good and evil. The shooters in custody in Jonesboro for the murder of four very young girls and their teacher were two very young boys--one just 13, the other only 11. And now they will be tormented by more memories than...
...islands. Each island has one person living on it. Each person has a box, a key and a lock. Each key will only unlock its own lock. One of the people also has a pot of gold. A boatman paddles back and forth between the two islands. He will steal anything given to him unless it is in a locked box. How could the person with the gold send it to the other person without leaving his island...
...Nike do it? Cash. In measures that were seen as both arrogant and amazing, the company got out its checkbook and started writing. World champion Brazil: $200 million, which included the right to promote five exhibition games. The U.S. soccer team: at least $130 million. Nike even tried to steal Bayern Munich, the New York Yankees of Germany, from Adidas. The effort failed, but it forced the German company to triple the price of the previous contract. Nike's appearance, as well as more sophisticated management by the teams, has had a similar effect on the price of sponsorships...