Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Leaderless Jihad, the latest book by the author of 2004's Understanding Terror Networks, forensic psychiatrist Marc Sageman attempts to unravel the psychological profile of Islamist terrorists. Like his earlier book, Leaderless Jihad discredits conventional wisdom about terrorists by eschewing anecdotes and conjecture in favor of hard data and statistics. And statistically, the enemy...
...drop China from its list of the world's 10 worst human-rights violators. Evidently a decision was made not to inflame tensions. World leaders will gather respectfully as the athletes march into competition. As for the Chinese dissidents, perhaps they can take heart from a bit of ancient wisdom: The race is not always to the swift...
...Adams has a special talent for conveying how overwhelmed Delysia really is: she bounces around from one social event to another with great enthusiasm, but her wistful eyes hint that she wants more from life. Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand skillfully captures Miss Pettigrew’s understated wisdom. She speaks sparingly, but when she does, she says something either charmingly clumsy or surprisingly perceptive. Sometimes the sheer absurdity of her situation makes you laugh, but not without regrets—this woman has suffered in life and teeters on the brink of poverty, but she gets the chance...
...want to insult your intelligence by dwelling upon the more obvious features of “A Shot At Love” reality show host and noted MySpace tramp Tila Tequila’s new video, such as the economical digital camera work and lyrical pearls of wisdom like “some just want some layin’.” Therefore, it behooves me to instead confront the deeper issues that this video raises. The chorus—“We all want the same thing”—seems to posit an idyllic utopia...
...adds a bit of flair. The razzle-dazzled glittered-up remains typically fall into one of two general forms. The first à la “alien fish” is a hackneyed comparison that links a scientific study to some bit of pop culture or conventional wisdom. The second is a proclamation from a cabal of modern day Nostradamoi who predict a vague future catastrophe that will end all life on earth...