Word: strived
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...shoulders hunched and her arms linked in his, completely in love. But beyond the life and the myth, the film comes to grips with the very human experience of searching for self and meaning. As much as Dylan’s incarnations reject or hide from life, they always strive for fulfillment, whether through success, love, or God. At times, the film transitions abruptly and loudly between scenes—through a quick montage of the six faces or a surreal scene of fantasy or dementia—and the Dylan character is yet again on the move. Answers seem...
...most profound facet of Richardson’s work is her documentation of the continuity of terrorism.Despite the breadth of terrorist groups that Richardson examines, she is able to isolate terrorism as the preferred means for weak sub-state groups to challenge powerful geopolitical entities. Richardson argues that terrorists strive for revenge, renown, and reaction. Terrorists have long been unable to inflict large numbers of casualties, instead exacting their revenge by causing panic and fear. The most popular and effective terrorist technique is the suicide attack, which depends on the support of the community. Richardson demonstrates that by cutting...
...She’s the epitome of what every basketball player should strive to be like,” junior forward Katie Rollins said of her captain...
...voting demographic—the 75 groups he dissects in “Microtrends” could have the same effect the Soccer Moms did. That is, each could potentially be the population that wins the next election or the demographic whose wallets advertisers and corporations eagerly strive to empty. But don’t be fooled into believing that the book is a manual on how to take over the world. “Microtrends” is “Freakonomics” meets Gregory Mankiw’s “Principles of Economics...
...reasons countries around the world see the U.S. as hypocritical and sanctimonious. How about looking in the mirror to see our gross mistreatment of Native Americans, Chinese, Japanese and Africans? Better to continue working with the Turks while encouraging them to repudiate the events of 1915, much as we strive to overcome the consequences of having enslaved the ancestors of 12% of our population. Honesty is the best policy? How about, Judge not, lest you be judged? Derek Braybrooks, Irmo...