Granted, the FCC's Open Internet rules had another shaky legal construct.
The first is a uniquely detailed narrative of the gulag, of the callous, slatternly universe which consumed millions of lives and yet, through its vastness, developed chinks in which lucky prisoners might construct a shaky independence.
One of the most frustrating aspects of genealogical research is that proof often eludes us, and family lore is a shaky edifice upon which to construct our history (the fact that this same chapter discusses possible Cherokee heritage, again based purely on family lore, should cause even non-genealogists to raise an eyebrow).
Steven Thrasher, Guardian US writer at large, points out that while we might not know what motivated Dolezal to say she was black, her story exposes the "shaky and ridiculous" concept of race: Like it or not, she's exposed how shaky and ridiculous the whole centuries-old construct of individual 'race' is.
But like it or not, she's exposed how shaky and ridiculous the whole centuries-old construct of individual "race" is.
Sadly, though, Marlantes reveals himself to be on the shakiest ground when he attempts to capture the perspective and words of the African American Marines -- to construct dialogue and the feeling of truth.
The political machine he manages and the careful balance he constructed of religious and political forces are now shakier than ever.
Instead, we post our outrage that the fantasy Obama we have constructed in our minds does not meet up to our shaky version of reality.
He constructs an unflinching and painstaking history of the local Armenian apocalypse and deconstructs the Kurds' inevitably shaky versions of their past. 1 2 Next Page » Joseph ONeills most recent novel is Netherland.
That would make for a shaky foundation for large-scale programs to improve environmental health.
