Word: astride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...title flower triggers a savage turn of events when the poet Ingrid Magnussen poisons her lover, consigning herself to a jail life and her 12-year-old daughter to Los Angeles' foster-care system. Young Astrid gets off to a shaky start at the home of a born-again Christian who shoots her in a fit of righteous jealousy. She survives that, though, as well as prison notes from her mother, which include sentiments like this: "Sometimes I wish you were dead, so I would know you were safe." Fitch tends to get lost in the lyricism of her prose...
...care about Clinton's private life or any mistakes he may have made in the past. I only care about what he has done while in the White House. ASTRID A. NORDNESS Shokan, New York...
...Astrid C. Shiferaw, a chemistry teacher whotaught Tadesse for four years, said "she hadalways been an A-student and a very nice girl...
...Haitian Alliance also awarded its first annual scholarship to two high school students. The scholarship, organized by the Alliance's financial co-chairs, Emmanuelle M. Fleurinor '97 and M. Astrid Moise '95, is dedicated "pour l'avancement du progres," or for the advancement of Haitian-American progress...
...Astrid Moise '95, a biochemistry concentrator, engages in typical college sleep patterns...