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...lessons learned musically don't translate to Martin's lyrics. He tries to sound less like the sweetest guy in the world and more like a man of mystery; he's even given the album a theme--death. "At night they would go walking till the breaking of the day/ The morning is for sleeping," he begins on Cemeteries of London, one of several attempts at narrative. But even if you pick your way past that pileup of gerunds, the storytelling never takes off. Beyond the absence of plot and characters, Martin just doesn't have a knack for phrasing...
...Define your vision In her new book When Organizing Isn't Enough, SHED your Stuff, Change Your Life, Morgenstern advises people looking to declutter to come up with a theme. "No one lets go without reaching for something else," she says. "You need to come up with a theme for the next phase of your life. Giving a name to what you want to do or feel or express will help dislodge you from your current state of stagnancy." Some common themes are creating a nurturing home, striving for career excellence, and focusing on self-expression and enrichment. Walsh agrees...
...those days, the Sox came agonizingly close to a championship but ended up snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. On that score, as on others--disco music and Pet Rocks come to mind--many things are better today than they were then. In fact, that will be a theme of my remarks today...
...decisions made behind closed doors, this disempowerment of students, this denial of citizenship must end now.” His aggressive rhetoric epitomized the conflict between undergraduates and the College that characterized so many of the major issues in student life this year.While antagonism may have been an overarching theme of the student-College relationship this year, there were many notable exceptions, as progress generally followed communication and compromise. Significant strides in policy were made when the interaction was conceived of in a mutualistic, rather than confrontational, manner, and each side took the small steps necessary to improve the quality...
...That turned out to be the one. Once she hit on that authentic theme, she began doing very, very well. History will note that Barack Obama won the nomination in February and spent the next four months trying not to let her take it back...