defect

Definitions of defect
  1. noun
    an imperfection in an object or machine
    synonyms: afdwaling, feil, fout, gebrekkigheid, imperfectie, lapsus, onjuistheid, onvolkomenheid, onvolmaaktheid, weeffout
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom

In this work of nonfiction, Mitch Albom reconnects with a favorite college professor and learns valuable lessons in the last months of the elderly scholar's life.

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The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams

Amanda Wingfield clings to her memories of her youth while living with her two children, Laura and Tom. When Tom brings a friend home for dinner, the family's precarious balance is disrupted.

Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)

1800 was a bitter election year. The incumbent Federalist president ran against his Democratic-Republican vice-president. John Adams lost, but two rival candidates tied. The House of Representatives decided that Aaron Burr would get the secondary title. On March 4, 1801, in the new capital of Washington D.C., Thomas Jefferson was sworn in as the third president. Here are some of his words urging reconciliation.

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