Word: despairingly
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...craftsman's tool. As a result, the energies of Spencer's narrative remain muted, her conclusion equivocal. Even Lex, from whom violence might have been expected (he once pointed a pistol at a triumphant Arnie on campus), drifts off in a paralysis of frustration and despair. The final chapters echo with questions like those Arnie addresses to the Buddha...
...government will be jeopardized when a tidal wave of $180 billion in red ink rolls into Congress is spring. And the current Administration seems to have no concern for protecting the landscape from developers. The end result of such a tragedy can only be polarization, annihilation, and despair...
...passion of the vocals make the songs much more than just nihilistic poses. Mould might say "I like to protest, but I'm not sure what it's for" or "It doesn't matter anyway," but the listener never gets the feeling that one should just give up in despair, Rather, Husker Du believes that one should "find out who you really are" without paying attention to the people and incidents around...
...party ties and turned new voters against the political process itself, they led to a wholesale rejection of government, and to the feeling that cial voting was no longer a viable way of influencing the direct of federal policy. Their apathy is not because of ignorance but because of despair. "Students today feel very alienated from the traditional political system," says Beth Pardo of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG) "They see themselves not as citizens but as students, so they don't have to fulfill their civic responsibilities...
...ways . .. Now [the new members] are here, and we are going to do the best job we can for the American citizens." Berry, who could hardly conceal her disdain for the chairman, said that the commission "is no longer the conscience of America on civil rights" and added, "I despair for women and minorities in this country...