Word: writes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...controversial New Yorker articles published last month, Malcom sharply criticized author Joe McGinniss for the methods he used to write Fatal Vision, a book about a military doctor who brutally murdered his pregnant wife and two children one night 20 years...
...eliminate this problem, I tried to play the relaxing music all night. But I only succeeded in firmly implanting Barry Manilow's "I Write The Songs" into my subconscious--a fate worse than death...
Each year, says Carmichael, he has a couple of players who are unable to read their exams or write intelligible answers. For them, he must read the exam aloud and accept oral responses. "There's something wrong with the fact that they arrive here functionally illiterate," steams Carmichael. "It means they were probably treated as a piece of meat somewhere else. What are their chances? Probably 1 in 50. It isn't fair to anybody...
Still, that distress has limits. Neither Schindler nor many other prominent leaders are ready to write off Shamir as hopeless. There is also understandable skepticism about the genuineness of Arafat's conversion to moderation. Despite the anguish over Israel's harsh response to the intifadeh, donations to the United Jewish Appeal and the purchase of Israel bonds continue to grow...
...only half kidding. "The idea that the postcard-writing public should pay as well as write cards is not an easy one for preservationists to swallow," Graff concedes. But "if there was more of a willingness to pay for maintaining the environment, we wouldn't have to rely on bureaucratic whim." It is evident that Willey and Graff believe in their neo-capitalist approach. The bottom line then naturally presents itself: Gentlemen, what do we get for our money...