Word: tells
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...arrived in the morning, in time for a worship service at which King was to preach. I have to tell you about the spirit of the meeting, but the image I have of it is without the buoyancy, hope and excitement we felt that day. The image lacks these elements because although the congregation can be seen alive, moving, with faces expectant, there is no preacher behind the pulpit. But back to that morning in Alabama...
...raised a hand to let Borders know they were with him. I had seen that raised hand in my home church in Louisiana. The hand was a gesture from the black dance thrown out in anger on some occasions, and joy on others. Words were shouted in encouragement: "Yes, tell it, brother!" Reverend Borders continued until the umpire, Almighty God, had called the Devil out at the third strike. Then Borders launched into a litany of calling things out: "Slavery," he shouted, "You're out!" "Segregation," he roared, standing over home base like the umpire...
...Tell me if this has ever happened to you. You're sitting up half the night, either in a library or in your room, pounding away at a paper or problem set or studying your brains out for an exam. (OK, that much I know has happened to you.) You jump into bed at around three in the morning, priming yourself for your class, review session, or even your exam by telling yourself, "No problem, I'm in bed. Thank goodness I'm getting six hours of sleep." And then it happens: you don't sleep...
...revelation that in 1973, R.J. Reynolds actively recruited young smokers has President Clinton pounding his bully pulpit for that tobacco settlement. The ugly truth -- and don't tell Al Gore -- is that Clinton doesn't really care...
...Boysrch' And Destroy (Netly News) The inside story on the Navy officer who breached "don't ask, don't tell" guidelines ? with his AOL profile...