In the civilized societies, the women do light work, bear children, and lend purpose to the man's existence. . . .
Vivid vignettes like these lend "Purpose" its charm; though they're delivered in a bland, overly ghostwritten voice, Wyclef has enough childhood adventure stories for a G-rated sitcom.
Jail has educated him, as a liberal society would hope, and lent purpose to his life; he has learned to read and write, to trade in drugs, to play one ethnic group against another, and to kill a man with a razor blade concealed in his cheek.
Constructing their working identities as insiders seemed to reinforce their sense of belonging and lent purpose to their daily tasks, which were linked to the close relationships they had within the community and a sense that assisting one another was 'the right thing to do'.
And whichever way you do it, remember that potential rental income will not normally be considered part of your income for lending purposes.
"Many large institutions are reluctant to let money go, even for overnight lending purposes," said Bernard Baumohl, managing director at the Economic Outlook Group.
According to the study, 83% of those surveyed used TARP infusions for lending purposes, mostly for residential and commercial mortgages.
There are rules over how they set their rents, how properties are let and how housing stock is valued for lending purposes.
For lending purposes, the nation's four biggest banks define small businesses as those with annual revenues up to $20 million -- an amount far higher than many businesses on Main Street will ever reach.
This is an illusory duty, I know, but it lends a purpose to long and sleepless hours.
