Word: expressed
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...cross-streets, my co-walker pointed out the western views as they accosted us in flashes of sunlight: The listing black stumps of the World Trade towers, the surviving-but-abandoned American Express building. Other, windowless shells whose names I didn?t retain...
...flag waving of the past week is that it was spontaneous. We're so used to every trend in American life being forged by corporate marketers and focus groups. A big event, a few weeks ago, meant something dreamed up by sales people - Michael Jackson's comeback, the Federal Express Orange Bowl, "Planet of the Apes." When something spontaneous happens, like the explosion of American flags, it's a delightful reminder of that line of Kevin Spacey's in "American Beauty" that we can still surprise ourselves sometimes. The culture can change bottom up rather than top down...
Last month Illinois became the fourth state to enact legislation that protects a woman's right to express milk at work, joining Hawaii, Connecticut and Minnesota. An additional 20 or so states have programs that encourage businesses to enable returning mothers to continue breast-feeding, allowing breaks and providing someplace other than a bathroom stall to pump...
Shah Mohammed immediately organized discussion groups and gatherings to help people come to terms with their grief. He also went to the Islamic Society of Boston to condemn the terrorism, express the sadness within the Muslim community and receive advice...
Fado, sometimes called the Portuguese blues, is a centuries-old folk style traditionally used to express saudade--nostalgic melancholy. It's an ideal vehicle for the kind of voice that makes people weep into their vodka and tonics, and Portugal's eminent fado chanteuse, Cristina Branco, 28, has such a voice...