Word: throwings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hero," F. Scott Fitzgerald dared us, "and I will write you a tragedy." For Navy seal Michael Monsoor, heroism and tragedy arrived together, when the grenade thrown onto the Ramadi rooftop he patrolled bounced off his chest; he could escape--and let it kill his two comrades--or throw himself on top of it and trade his life for theirs...
...such subtle steps as plastering cheesecake pictures of them on billboards and videotaping the hubba-hubba comments of passersby. Likewise, on the Bravo show Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, the Project Runway host transforms from fashion coach into life coach, firmly but sympathetically persuading woman after woman to throw out her old wardrobe--and thereby her old views of herself, her status and her limitations...
...sounds a little sleazy and desperate, it meshes perfectly with the sleazy and desperate era of the subprime-mortgage fiasco, credit crisis and housing bust. If the economy of the '70s is back, the show seems to say, then let's bring back the mores of the '70s! Throw a key party--this time with house keys...
...next at-bat, Rogers took off for second and senior shortstop Jeff Stoeckel stroked a line drive into the glove of Minutemen right fielder Mike Donato. Rogers, who had already made it to second base, was doubled up as Donato’s throw beat him to the bag at first...
...bottom of the seventh inning proved even more agonizing for the Crimson. Senior Taylor Meehan ripped a shot to the gap in right center to lead off the inning. Walsh waved Meehan around second, but Donato fired a strike on the cutoff throw to UMass second baseman Adam Tempesta who nailed Meehan out at third...