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...theory, Fireproof is as alien to me as Religulous is familiar. At more than two hours, the film will make those viewers restless who aren't utterly resistant. But there's something affecting about its artless earnestness, its aim to dramatize large portions of ordinary lives that most movies ignore. I wasn't converted, but I was charmed...
...they were doing here was so bold and innovative,” she says. “It was a really important influence in saying, ‘Wow! You could do this professionally.’”Paulus has now come full circle, returning with an aim to give the theater and Harvard what it gave to her in her school days: the impetus to create art. Though Paulus’s experience as a Harvard undergraduate motivated her to pursue theater as a career, the A.R.T. plays a strikingly minimal role in campus life today...
...what she described as recent successes in reform. Spellings was one of the major proponents of passing the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, and she cited the federal law as a major reason for improved test scores and reduced achievement gaps. The law mandates that schools must aim for all students to reach grade-level proficiency in reading and math by 2014. In a question-and-answer session following the secretary’s speech, one teacher expressed doubt about the merits of the controversial reform program. Spellings responded by saying that the act created an accountability system...
...that would take our freedoms away," as Haney puts it. Back then Haney wasn't focused on immigration but campaign finance reform, another McCain priority that was anathema to bedrock conservatives. Haney's resolution passed, and that, he says, is when McCain and his allies really began to take aim at the state's conservative grass roots...
...state to guarantee your policy. State limits vary, which is why it generally pays to do business only with insurance firms that rating agencies regard as investment-grade and that have long track records of paying claims in good times and bad - you know, like AIG. In other words, aim for big and reputable, the kind of firm likely to get bought up (or bailed out) if it runs into trouble...