Word: strengthed
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LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR: STORIES OF VALUES AND VIRTUES By Arthur Dobrin (Scholastic) Two zebras from rival herds overcome prejudice by falling in love. A tiny gerbil helps a couple of ostriches harvest a giant beet. Strength of character, rather than muscle, enables the heroes of this cozy collection of children's stories to perform amazing feats of kindness, understanding and cooperation. The text, written by a clergyman, refrains from preaching, and the illustrations by Jacqueline Rogers are sweet but not saccharine. Each of the 13 moral tales ends with a question, providing a natural segue to discussion. The book...
What never changes is George Bush's belief that his greatest challenge, his greatest achievement, is his family. "The family is the overriding consideration. It gives strength for everything else. We don't have to refurbish this family. George W. and Jeb have never been closer, and the other children are as much a part of us. Right now, it is tremendously exciting that there are two [Bushes] in public life, and I want their desires to be fulfilled. But Bar and I are going to stay out of the fray. We can help raise money. If George W. wants...
...have made it inevitable. "NATO knew from the start that demilitarizing the KLA would be a problem," says TIME Central Europe reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "Their goal is to become the sole political authority in Kosovo, which is why they?re moving in so quickly to establish a position of strength from which to negotiate with NATO." Although British troops arrested five KLA members for kidnapping and killing a Serb in Pristina Monday, shooting incidents reportedly continue and KLA units have shown little inclination to hand over their weapons to NATO...
...been with us ever since--a persistent symbol of human dignity in the face of brutal authority. The famous U.P.I. photo (actually taken more than a year later, on Dec. 21, 1956, the day Montgomery's public transportation system was legally integrated) is a study of calm strength. She is looking out the bus window, her hands resting in the folds of her checked dress, while a white man sits, unperturbed, in the row behind her. That clear profile, the neat cloche and eyeglasses and sensible coat--she could have been my mother, anybody's favorite aunt...
...without lashing back. I've been through a lot in my time, and I consider myself to be a patient man, but I know I couldn't have done what Jackie did. I don't think anybody else could have done it. Somehow, though, Jackie had the strength to suppress his instincts, to sacrifice his pride for his people's. It was an incredible act of selflessness that brought the races closer together than ever before and shaped the dreams of an entire generation...