Bassani's story-teller is conscious throughout of his "poor helpless pen" and the inadequacy of his efforts to confront the "cold Medusa-face", and it's that state of frustration that gives the narrative its tension.
Less than four years after being named the "sexiest job of the 21st century," it's time to confront some cold, hard realities.
Now, you have no other choice than to confront this cold, cruel reality and will probably start to think about moving onto another job.
I dare to dream of a time when many more of us are moved to confront that cold and careless injustice with the kind of determination and courage that our friends protesting and being arrested at the White House are demonstrating today.
They are insufficient to confront the cold weather and the rain.
In the East, off Martha's Vineyard, a coastal observation system is planned along the continental shelf, gathering information at the surface, subsurface and on the sea floor, where warm Gulf Stream currents confront colder water from off the coast of Canada.
He also worked on efforts to confront India's "Cold Start" doctrine, which enables the Indian army to attack Pakistan at short notice.
Suddenly and abruptly, you are now forced to confront the new, cold reality.
To experience such moments one has to be pushed out of one's comfort zone, challenged, forced to confront the stone-cold reality that education is not meant to teach you what you already know.
For instance, we will discuss how we can upgrade NATO's outdated mission and structure, grown out of the Cold War to confront our shared challenges, including migration and Islamic terrorism.
