Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...live. In the question of therapy and justice, for instance. Lasch is limited to a citation or two from business school texts on how psychology can be used to manipulate employees; he suggest and asserts rather than develops his case. On other questions, Lasch moves, in arguments of variable strength, towards a complete articulation at which he never arrives. One is left with the frustrating feeling that Lasch has not grasped the nature of the most important questions he faces or considered his ability to treat them in a book of this kind...
...White House is deceptively calm, its boss off on his California ranch gathering strength by clearing brush and repairing fences. Nobody will know for certain the shape of his trillion-dollar budget until he hears the options and decides. Predicting Reagan's course is hazardous...
...points to the U.S.F.L., if you know what I mean." Riches are already whispered. "But for some reason, deep down inside, I just have a feeling I'll wind up in the N.F.L. I'm not the greatest athlete in the world, as far as height, speed, strength or anything else. But I'm a good blend ol a number of things," not the least of them...
Mencken drew his strength from Baltimore, the way Royko draws his from Chicago, the way Antacus drew his strength from his mother. Earth Royko's Chicago, the city of Nelson Algren (eulogized by his friend in this collection) is more bustling, alive and bursting with strength than Baltimore. Perhaps that's why Royko's essays seem more alive and compelling than Mencken...
...stories all had one thing in common, though--each mentioned the strength of the Bruin offense. Led by midfielder Dale Ervine, who scored 10 goals and set up 13 more. UCLA has outscored its opponents, 62-24, this season and almost doubled its opponents in shots on goal...