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In most texts (which used to be called books), narrator can also be a tricky word because the third-person voice doesn't necessarily have to be the one telling the story all the time. Speaker is a good substitute. Persona works in poems. But when there are a lot...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: I Sold My Soul to Derrida | 11/26/1991 | See Source »

If this scenario involved George Bush, Kennebunkport, Dan Quayle and Congress, it would seem farfetched even for a satirical farce. Substitute some Russian names, and it becomes a straightforward recitation of facts. Vice President Alexander Rutskoi really did report to the Russian parliament early in October that he had tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Fractured Hopes | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

A. It's true. We had a cargo warehouse in the Caribbean, and we had a guy there guarding it all night long. I was reviewing the budget, and I wanted to reduce costs. My people said we needed him to prevent thefts. So I said, Put him on part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Fired a Dog To Save a Buck: ROBERT CRANDALL | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

There is no substitute for waking up mid-morning, grabbing a bite to eat and then skipping out on all the work I promised myself I would do over the weekend to enjoy a full day of Harvard athletics.

Author: By E.a. Resnick, | Title: Inspired By the Ivy Weekend | 10/26/1991 | See Source »

While the Senate is full of selfless older women, happy to substitute the life of the office for a life, it also has a huge contingent of postfeminist younger women, who think being asked to walk the dog and clean up after the mutt is the price one pays for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ultimate Men's Club | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

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