Word: everydayness
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...science? Not at all. Hughes, who was born in Liverpool but is an American citizen, believes we will see quantum cryptography in everyday use within a couple of years, and not only ground to ground but from the earth to satellites in orbit. For a guy who works with subatomic particles, he certainly doesn't think small...
...Ellis doesn't shy away from depicting the everyday brutality of life in Afghanistan, down to the family's bombed-out Kabul home, crumbling under the weight of too many wars. Parvana watches Taliban soldiers sever the hands of thieves in a packed soccer stadium, and some parents may feel such details are too graphic for 10-to-12-year-old readers...
...quite a few to be made), Israelis failed to recognize their own vital interest in making the fruits of peace tangible on the other side of the green line. Sadly, as is often the case, one failure led to another. After more then a year of violent conflict, everyday life has become unbearable for Israelis as well. Many of them feel under siege, unable to safely use public transportation, go to a movie, or sleep if their children choose to go out with friends...
...doctor so often. April Simanoff has explained to her daughter why she goes to the doctor so much, and she takes the child along on some appointments. "Sabrina is so used to my going to the doctor that she just thinks it's a part of normal, everyday life," Simanoff says...
...painting a vivid picture of a magical world that forces the reader to use his or her imagination and enter Harry’s world. It is easy enough to relate to Harry’s life with his aunt and uncle, because people like that certainly exist in everyday life; however, it takes a leap to put oneself in the world that begins on Platform Nine and Three-quarters at the train station. Part of the draw of these books is that exact leap, stretching one’s imagination further than normal life allows. Perhaps people today...