Word: adaptive
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...screen." Trying to translate one language to another in the course of a film has challenges and limitations that apply to dubbing as well as subtitling - unlike literature which has the safety net of footnotes, film subtitlers have to make it work in the moment, all while trying to adapt wordplay and cultural references. "Characters in Boyz in the Hood talked about Amos n' Andy," says Béhar. "Well, in France that wouldn't mean anything. I went with Laurel and Hardy, but of course all the racial and political significance was gone. Sixteen years later, I'm still...
...Extended tours certainly help Army units adapt to a mission that has shifted inexorably from war-fighting to counterinsurgency and nation-building. More time on the ground means that soldiers have a better grasp of the local complexities and personalities that can determine the outcome of their mission. "With a year deployment you have six months of effective time: three months getting up to speed and three months winding down," says Major Thom Sutton, second in command at Naray. But how much can be asked of troops, many of whom have already served three tours? Even with visible successes, burnout...
...usually say that there are three rules of entertaining children, three things that kids find funny,” says Michael B. Hoagland ’07, one half of the directorship of this year’s Sunken Garden Children’s Theatre (SGCT) production, an adaptation of “Hansel and Gretel.” “Funny voices, falling down and—Oh, God—what’s the third!? I’m sure Mary can tell you.” “Mike said funny voices, falling down...
...rather than at 18 or 19 like some Canadian kids, I feel more mature and stronger in terms of hockey,” Reese said. “Harvard has one of the best coaching staffs in college hockey, [including coaches] who played pro. They helped me adapt to the type of player I need to be in the pros.”The 5’11”, 201-lb. defensemen played in 121 games over his career at Harvard, compiling 40 assists and 21 goals, a high offensive total for a defensive standout...
...celebrate the occasion. But it's worth remembering that Jamestown was a giant gamble. The trials were severe, the errors numerous, the losses colossal, the gains, eventually, great. Life in Jamestown was a three-way tug-of-war between daily survival, the settlers' own preconceptions and the need to adapt to a new world. Jamestown did not invent America, but in its will to survive, its quest for democracy, its exploitation of both Indians and slaves, it created the template for so many of the struggles--and achievements--that have made us who we are. It contained in embryo...