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David Solway is the author of Random Walks: Essays in Elective Criticism (1997).
Credo 1998
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David Solway is the author of Random Walks: Essays in Elective Criticism, which was published this fall.
Solway 1997
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I personally do not believe that the laughable solution the Dems call "Healthcare Reform" should cover ANY procedure that is deemed as "Elective" care by the private insurance sector.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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"Elective" means beneficial to the patient, but not essential for survival
Althouse 2009
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I personally do not believe that the laughable solution the Dems call "Healthcare Reform" should cover ANY procedure that is deemed as "Elective" care by the private insurance sector.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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Or was it, in fact, Elective Affinities (which I have not read, and which you are now “forcing” me to.)?
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Also, Elective Affinities is a tragedy fundamentally, whereas Austen never doubts that everyone will sort themselves out eventually.
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The strange title, Elective Affinities, refers to the central allegory of the novel, which explores the parallels between natural sciences and human emotions.
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Elective affinities, they explain to her, describe a prevalent chemical reaction.
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In Elective Affinities that title is sort of shared between Charlotte and Ottilie, with Ottilie winning it really, by the end.
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