Word: act
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...been on a high-wire act ever since this thing started," he said. "It's still a high-wire act for McCain...
...Bradley, the high-wire act appears to have reached its end. He trails Gore in all Democratic primaries taking place today, including California and New York...
...addition, youth aged 15 to 24 years old account for almost a quarter of the annual death toll from gun violence. These statistics clearly show that gun control is particularly important for youth. As the demographic most effected by gun violence, we have the duty to act on the issue. So why hasn't more student activism regarding gun control taken place? Surely the reason doesn't have to do with youth support for the issue. A nationwide survey revealed that up to 80 percent of Americans support moderate gun legislation and youth show even more support. Rather, it seems...
...think parents should encourage children of all ages to attend funerals and other death rituals, but should not force them. Explain what the child can expect to see, what he should do and how others might act. My young friend Martha, her siblings and her young cousins were encouraged to attend the funerals of their grandmothers, and those kids who declined were given other options, such as visiting the grave site or church after the services were over. Martha's family also worked together to create "memory boxes" as a way to memorialize their grandmothers, with each child contributing stories...
...institution becomes more fragile, we've become even more attached to the symbolism. As shown by the Defense of Marriage Act, people get apoplectic at the thought of gay weddings because they fear that puncturing the traditions of marriage would expose the weakness of the institution. Also because gay weddings would make straight weddings look...