Word: vivid
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...clean coal, renewable fuels, wind and nuclear. We also call for the abolition of capital-gains taxes, which would immediately add value to the personal portfolios of every American and bring relief to anyone saving to retire, buy a home or go to college. This is the type of vivid pro-growth, pro-savings and pro-investment strategy that's needed to create jobs and restore stability to the financial markets. If President Obama used these 12 solutions as the basis for his 2010 budget, it would enjoy bipartisan support and set America on the path to recovery...
...Time” by Olivier Messiaen, who composed the piece while held as a prisoner of war by the German army during World War II, the powerful expressiveness of the words and music were each individually amplified, demonstrating the ideal unification of literature, music, and the vivid imagery of first-hand human testimony and suffering.Reverend Peter J. Gomes recited a passage from T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,” quoting, “We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started...
...hard to know exactly whom the film is for. The fantasy element of Alice will likely provide a lot of allure to little girls. But their parents, eager for a happy afternoon out at the movies, should be prepared for all the troubling realities (including some vivid language) down this particular rabbit hole...
...pant. His shoes are in tatters; the afternoon sun hangs over a dusty North Korean landscape. This scene is one of many that exemplify the genuinely sad but wholly unoriginal feel that characterizes much of “Crossing.” The movie provides an emotional and vivid portrayal of the tragedies faced by one North Korean family, but its project would be more effective if the dramatic scenes and heavy symbolism were more subtle and more imaginative. “Crossing”—filmed in China, Korea, and Mongolia—tells the story...
...have proven that they can play in other circles as well, producing their warmest and most enjoyable album yet. But they have yet to put their own stamp on these styles, and time will tell if their future recordings demonstrate that they can bridge the stylistic gap between the vivid and organic Vetiver of old and their jauntier and more playful newer material...