Word: sterne
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...cannot cover sin. It has to be exposed." That was the stern view of the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart last March as he pushed for full disclosure of the adultery and alleged homosexual activities of TV Evangelist Jim Bakker. Swaggart, an emotional, tear-jerking performer whose TV ministry takes in an estimated $140 million a year, called Bakker's behavior a "cancer that needed to be excised...
...more to savor here. Names lifted from other Hawthorne novels (Blithedale, Pyncheon) crop up in unexpected contexts; as Sarah seeks her karma in the Sunbelt, she has reason to resent "my old-fashioned Puritan conscience." But Updike's use of such references should not be taken too somberly; the stern, rock-ribbed moral universe of The Scarlet Letter serves here as a subtle counterpoint to a comic vision of anything-goes ethics in mid-1980s America...
...simple word a librarian suggested that I keep in mind when dealing with books was a calm, stern reminder--"respect...
...concerned with the whole progressive reform movement in education and giving teachers more say in what goes on opposed to the central office saying, 'Use this book,'" Stern says...
...practical knowledge is often not a big enough part of the teaching process, some fellows say. Stern suggests that one way universities could increase their involvement in urban schooling would be to hire teachers from nearby school systems to teach Ed School courses...