Word: stoicism
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Throughout his 15-month investigation of the Iran-contra affair, Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh has been a figure of courtly stoicism. Amid the drama of last summer's congressional Iranscam hearings, the stern-faced 76-year-old prosecutor remained quietly in the background. Despite the court battle over the constitutionality of his appointment and the barbs of critics who said his probe was moving too slowly, he moved calmly ahead with his search for evidence. But when he appeared outside federal court in Washington last week, Walsh uncharacteristically allowed his thin lips to curl into a tight, satisfied smile. Finally...
Taking lessons in stoicism from Rookie Manager Tom Kelly, Minnesota was inclined to regard it not as a crash but as a correction. From the July All- Star Game to the October playoffs, Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett brought all their muscle to bear, and still the Twins won just nine away games. For that matter, the last time the franchise managed a World Series victory on the road, the Washington Senators won it and Walter Johnson pitched it. Naturally, the people of St. Louis cannot imagine a more genial place than Busch Stadium, though their perspective...
Outlaws is about the evils that men and women do in the name of ideology, patriotism and self-interest. It is also about character as asserted through language. The average tough-guy writer usually relies on a single voice to convey a mannered and often sappy stoicism. Higgins can call up a variety of convincing tones and attitudes that give texture and complexity to his narrative...
Cambodian Witness remembers a country at war with itself. -- A Client Called Noah regards affliction with stoicism and comic belief...
...whose center is located in Bedford Falls, Neb. It is a mythical place of lost innocence and the home of George Bailey, who watches SAC bombers over the cornfields of his youth and concludes that "America is just a story of its men and women going from happiness to stoicism...