Word: act
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...confront the uncomfortable, unfamiliar reality of suburban teenage anomie. In a country where burning yourself with a very hot cup of coffee is considered grounds for a lawsuit, the temptation to place the blame on someone -- anyone -- else is apparently irresistible, especially in the face of such an unconscionable act...
...students act as mentors in the program, using in the real world what Rogers teaches them about the need for girls and women to have the courage to speak up for themselves, according to Instructor in Education Joann Stemmermann, the program coordinator...
...heart goes out to the poor souls, once again. But the worst is going to be celebrating "Millie's" birthday. Instead of looking forward to a Big Bird cake and Bozo the Clown, each birthday will be a painful reminder that the child was conceived not in an act of love or in the heat of the moment, but as part of a world-wide gimmick and the parents' pathetic efforts to make their mark in the history books...
Great plays are not always easy to sit through. Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh runs nearly 4 1/2 hours, has a garrulous first act that could try the patience of saints, and hammers home its point about "pipe dreams"--the illusions that prevent people from facing the bleak realities of their lives--so many times that you might want to take a lead pipe to the author. Yet at least once a generation, theatergoers deserve a chance to immerse themselves in this oceanic masterpiece. This time it's an inspired...
...Coca-Cola have remained on board, no new corporations have signed on as Olympic backers since the scandal broke. Now some observers believe that the rumbling set off by the Johnson & Johnson decision could turn into an avalanche if the IOC does not succeed in cleaning up its act...