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Savan is both a lover and a loather of pop language, which she defines as “verbal expression that is widely popular and part of popular culture.” She continues, “Beyond that, it’s language that pops out of its surround; conveys more attitude than literal meaning; pulses with a sense of an invisible chorus speaking it, too; and, when properly inflected, pulls attention, and probably consensus, its way.” Her voice in the book is like that of the dieter sitting in front of an ice cream sundae...
...prospect with guarded pleasure at best. "Lula opened a dialogue with the people," says Ferréz. "But I'm not sure that will make a difference in São Paulo. The law serves the middle classes, not the periferia," he adds, referring to the sprawling slums that surround São Paolo. "Now the law of the periferia is being visited on the middle classes." Lula came to power in 2002, promising to reduce a gap between rich and poor that sees 45% of national income going to 10% of the wealthiest households. His government has delivered programs...
...cantaloupe in a bowler hat seems more apt) your shoulder, bone-wise is like a basketball on a tea-saucer. It has very little mechanical stability by virtue of its bony architecture. In other words, it would be always dislocated were it not for the soft tissues that surround it. Your shoulder moves more widely and in more different ways than any other joint in the body, yet it's very strong. The design feature that enables these feats is the cuff - three flat tendons that blend together like a thick leathery hood covering a bald man's head...
...maternity leaves are paid, and not everyone can afford an extended unpaid leave. Furthermore, certain types of work (construction, say) are not very physically accommodating towards pregnancy. More importantly, perhaps, are the emotional costs of carrying a pregnancy to term, such as suffering under the social stigma that still surround pregnant, unwed women, and the burden of parting with one’s biological child. Added together, the social costs of pregnancy alone are huge; it is not a cost that everyone can pay without significant personal injury, which may prejudice her future ability to have a healthy family. Depending...
...Irwin was a showman, but his genius was to always play himself. Children can readily spot fakes. The imagination and stories of our young are biased toward creatures you don't encounter in the backyard or at the shops. Irwin didn't surround himself with common marsupials. Rather, he was a danger man who celebrated the bad boys of the animal kingdom-ugly spiders and crocs, snakes and sharks. Kids imbibed the childlike exuberance of the loud man in shorts and his taste for adventure; he was more like them than their parents-buttoned-down folk who worked in offices...