Word: subjecting
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...watches George court Mary and tells him to "kiss her"; the good-hearted, decorously loose woman (Gloria Grahame)--they do what friends are supposed to do, which outwardly is not all that much. Bacon, Montaigne, Emerson and a few brave others who attempted to write essays on the subject failed to define friendship because, unlike romantic love, the emotion is generally undemonstrative; it is made up of the things we do not do--betray, belittle, be harsh. When it does manifest itself, we often don't see it coming, which is where friendship gets its power--from the slow, cordial...
Ogletree called the weekend's conference a "historic gathering," and said it is rare for law enforcement officers to come to a meeting "where they're likely to be subject to criticism and challenges...
...most famous wonk to blow a sax was, of course, Bill Clinton, the main subject of Greil Marcus's new essay collection Double Trouble: Bill Clinton and Elvis Presley in a Land of No Alternatives. Marcus, a rock-n-roll critic best known for lively volumes on Elvis, Bob Dylan and the Sex Pistols, pinpoints Clinton's appearance on Arsenio Hall as the turnaround of his 1992 presidential bid. Considered a sure loser against Bush and Perot, Clinton swaggered on stage with his tenor saxophone, wailed a few bars of "Heartbreak Hotel" and instantly won enough support to capture...
...themselves to improving test scores. But it may not be simply a matter of extra effort - some education experts who?ve examined the study?s results worry it?s not enough for teachers to work hard. School districts, some suggest, should only hire educators who majored in their teaching subject in college, or restricting certain positions to those with advanced degrees - a practice common in many of the higher-scoring nations...
...just about the teachers, of course. There?s also the issue of "under-challenging" American students, or withholding complicated subject matter until students reach the so-called "appropriate" age. Some experts speculate there may be great benefit to introducing advanced subjects like geometry, chemistry and physics before high school - giving students ample time to become familiar with the topic, and, teachers hope, establish something resembling a comfort level with difficult concepts...