Word: quarreling
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...sense, the troubles in the North are religious in name only: there is no theological quarrel involved, no real fear of religious persecution, and many of the militant extremists on both sides have little or no religious commitment. Throughout most of the struggle, the churches have seemed to be impotent bystanders, occasionally deploring the violence but grudgingly supporting the troops. The troubles began with a struggle by Ulster's 500,000 Catholics to gain equality with the 1 million Protestants, and the issues involve such conventional reasons for civil war as tribalism, economic injustice and political quarrels about...
That's a far cry from the "My country, right or wrong" credo, which confuses blind boosterism with a more authentic, if sometimes questioning, loyalty. At their best, black folk offer critical patriotism, an exacting devotion that carries on a lover's quarrel with America while they shed blood in its defense...
...Micka today. I don't know with what these "dubious" lovers attract her, to the point that she refuses to get into a quarrel with them. They are so dazzled by her and think that every boy should be in love with her. Of course, I ascribe this to Janek, but Janek finds her disgusting (I don't know why). I think Janek likes me very much. But it doesn't matter to me, either...
Ncolela Phaliso becomes so angry during a quarrel with his brother and business partner, Godun, that he cuts off his sibling's tongue with a kitchen knife. Later, Ncolela's wife, Hlubi, is found with her throat slit and her breasts severed from her body. Although Godun is the prime suspect, no charge is laid, and the feuding brothers continue to run their Soweto-based security company together...
...Nicole G. White ’09 can be reached at nwhite@fas.harvard.edu. She is currently in a one-sided lover’s quarrel with Stephen Greenblatt...