ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRUEL
From Old French, from Latin crūdēlis, from crūdus raw, bloody.
10 QUOTES WITH «CRUEL»
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cruel.
If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
Bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel.
To think, I have had more than 60 years of hard struggle for a little liberty, and then to die without it seems so cruel.
I was very interested in the relationship between the man who speaks and the woman who listens. I was drawn to the idea that the relationship between a man and a woman can be something like a war itself, very cruel and violent.
I did a lot of research on real serial killers, and they're not Hannibal Lecters. They're cruel men who are given the opportunity to do something terrible, and a lot of the time it's about impotence. They feel powerless in the real world.
I don't like getting older, but there's nothing I can do. Hitting 60 wasn't great, but I think I was lucky in not being that beautiful; it can be really cruel on people who have been stunning.
When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since.
It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel to.
Not only is fur cruel, it's also totally gross. I mean, who wants to wear the skin of an abused animal? Not me!
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUEL»
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cruel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cruel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Death Penalty as
Cruel Treatment and Torture: Capital ...
A study of recent landmark judicial decisions that have shifted the focus of the death penalty debate from the right-to-life issue to the human-rights issue prohibiting cruel treatment and torture.
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Hello
Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, ...
Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don't be mean.
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The
Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence
In the book’s concluding section, she examines the indispensable work of Robert Capa, James Nachtwey, and Gilles Peress and asks how photography should respond to the increasingly nihilistic trajectory of modern warfare.A bracing and ...
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Cruel Britannia: Reports on the Sinister and the Preposterous
A coruscating barrage of dispatches from his sniper's post, Cruel Britannia celebrates Cohen's lonely stand.
Analyzing the conditions under which dehumanizing cruelty came to be used by states and rogue groups in Latin America, Jean Franco argues that acts of extreme cruelty and the ways they are rationalized are defining features of modernity.
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Cruel and Unusual: A Kay Scarpetta Novel
If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will be cruel and unusual.
An innovative "country opera” with a captivating parallel to Shakespeare’s Othello. Cast of 5 women, 10 men and a band.
Ken Mitchell, Humphrey and the Dumptrucks (Musical group), 1977
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Shining Eyes,
Cruel Fortune: The Lives and Loves of Italian ...
CD contains: Readings of selected poems from text.
Irma B. Jaffe, Gernando Colombardo, 2002
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
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Under a
Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968
But in 1952 he and 13 other government officials were tried and 11 of those hanged in one of the era's most notorious show trials. Heda Kovály and her four year old son were hounded by the state and shunned by society.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUEL»
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cruel is used in the context of the following news items.
Police hunting man in connection with "cruel" attack on swan in …
Police are looking for a man in connection with a "cruel" attack on a swan in Mevagissey yesterday which left the bird battered and bloodied. «Cornish Guardian, Jul 15»
Cruel and Sadistic Running of the Bulls Must Stop
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Christine Webster's passion is creating beauty with glass. But when the artist's sleep started to suffer, so did her… «WTNH Connecticut News, Jul 15»
Alzheimer's can be beaten: New scan predicts cruel disease …
Alzheimer's can be beaten: New scan predicts cruel disease BEFORE it strikes. A SIMPLE brain scan has been shown to be able to predict who ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Diving into the cruel world of teenage cliques
She was just an average, inoffensive kid who happened to satisfy that cruel teenage instinct for exclusion. We needed a pariah and she was ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
Column: Is solitary confinement cruel and unusual?
Uninvited, Kennedy seemed to set the table for an argument that solitary confinement, so widely used in the U.S., is cruel and unusual ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
'Just be yourself' is a cruel piece of advice
Their entire lives, my children have been hounded by one simple yet relentless, cruel and existentially meaningless phrase. I'm pretty sure ... «Daily Life, Jul 15»
Kidnapped Baby Elephants Complete Harrowing Journey To Their …
After being taken from their mothers and caged, at least 20 baby elephants were drugged and flown from Zimbabwe to China in extremely cruel ... «The Dodo, Jul 15»
Editorial: Cruel irony of natural springs
“It's the cruel irony of water,'' Swistock said. “You can have water that looks and smells awful but be safe to drink and other water that appears ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Jul 15»
5 Scary Television Pranks That May Have Gone Too Far
While all of them are scary, a few of these shows go to lengths that seem especially cruel, and I doubt they would be able to be produced here. «Houston Press, Jul 15»
Cruel sea claims the lives of three bathers
The Nijar deaths occurred on the same morning in heavy seas whipped up by a treacherous Levante wind. The lifeless body of a 40- year-old ... «Euro Weekly News, Jul 15»
