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...that nation's schools. But the second language there has traditionally been German. The historic role of Germany, however, is a troublesome obstacle to what Bush referred to as "making Europe whole again." Poles in particular have suffered from German expansionism, stretching from the Teutonic Knights of the 13th century to Hitler's invasion 50 years ago. To the extent that the E.C. becomes more unified, fears of a resurgent Germany are likely to recede. A strong E.C. could also serve as the core of a more self-sufficient Europe...
...typical first-night fashion, I wandered around campus, drank a lot, lost my roommates and met a man named Jason who claimed to be the evil being from the Friday the 13th movies...
There were other advantages to Holworthy as well. Most of my friends lived there. Jason from Friday the 13th did not. It was close to the Science Center--a building with a name that still conjures up visions of pain and death for me, but is nonetheless home to the greatest chocolate-chip cookies in the Square. Best of all, Holworthy was far from the Harvard Union--a bizarre place where students actually wait in line for crispitos and something called venerable vegetables...
This grim fantasy is engendered by exposure, in rapid succession, to the films underlying those last two presold titles and by the prospect of The Karate Kid III, Lethal Weapon II, Nightmare on Elm Street V and, heaven forfend, Friday the 13th VIII. Not to mention James Bond umpty-ump. The basic criticism of sequels is as familiar as it is correct: they represent the triumph of commercial caution over creative daring...
Among the most offensive purveyors of brutality to women are slasher films. The movies that inaugurated the trend, including Friday the 13th, Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street, are now tame compared with such opuses as I Spit on Your Grave or Splatter University. The main features: graphic and erotic scenes of female mutilation, rape or murder. Slasher films are widely shown on cable TV, and video shops do a booming business in rentals, especially among eleven-to-15-year-olds. Youngsters watch three or four at a clip at all-night "gross-out" parties. In some fraternity houses...