Word: waken
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...from the regions as if they were its colonies," he said. "Until we oust this corrupt police state, we will never achieve a thing." There was a swell of applause, and he finished his speech with a famous quote from Alexander Pushkin, the nation's greatest poet. " 'Russia will waken from its slumber,' " he shouted. " 'And on the ruins of despotism, our names shall be inscribed!' " The crowd went wild. The government became the enemy...
...Truthfully, it shouldn’t have taken something as convenient as a well-publicized and well-marketed program like TFA, which works at something as obviously problematic as educational inequity, to catch my youth and waken me from sleeping. Throughout college, despite the clear proscriptions of my faith and my conscience, I was often distracted by vague daydreams of wealth and status. It took the clear presentation of an important need to get me going...
...husband rises early each morning and goes downstairs to read the newspaper. I scrunch deeper under the comforter, squeezing out more dreams. Until a few months ago, my three-pound boy dog would dance on my face to waken me. Now his two-pound sister, who is also bereft, lies quietly on my chest. If I don't stir, she licks my nostrils as gentle reveille...
...live on a limited income? How will centenarians make ends meet supported only by Social Security? There are no guarantees that we will live until tomorrow. I will eat my favorite foods and have a good time and live for today. Let tomorrow take care of itself. TOM WAKEN Oklahoma City, Okla...
...what great days to be alive in, to be alive and young. The whole world has been torn to pieces and must be rebuilt. It is a time of social rebuilding. The very sight of the opportunity is enough to waken laggards and parasites. Sinai is in sight. Mental and moral preparedness are imperative...