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...evidence of man amidst the fossilized bones of long-extinct animals-and the growing sophistication of geologists and biologists? had all but discredited the Ussher-Lightfoot calculations by 1859, when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Although Darwin did not discuss man in this work, the theory of evolution of species through natural selection suggested that human beings had evolved from some lower form of life. By implying that man was related to apes and monkeys, the great naturalist incurred the derision ?and wrath?of millions round the world. "Descended from apes!'' exclaimed the wife...
...Young stands guilty here for demonstrating precious little restraint in depicting the grisly slashing of Short Eyes's neck. And the film concludes by simply reversing the direction taken by the camera at the outset of the movie, this time following a young Puerto Rican out of the prison amidst jeers from his abandoned lovers in the penitentiary. Crafted for a theater's stage, Short Eyes as a movie remains a gut-wrenching work to watch, and despite its flaws, the promise shown by Pinero's script should make moviegoers think twice before passing up the film...
Unwittingly, her struggle to be the perfect woman has led to failure amidst success, as she hears the undertone of hatred in the voices of those who pay her the compliment. At more sanguine moments a feeling continues to haunt her that she deserves the blame for the tragedies that rock her loved ones, for Molly's cerebral palsy, for her older daughter Jane's traffic accident behind the Iron Curtain, for her sister Rosemary's breast cancer...
...wealthy nations to build up their own industrial and military establishments leave few resources for the underdeveloped countries themselves to use. When the industrial countries, in turn, sell back to the undeveloped countries weapons systems and defense technologies instead of the technology of peace, the spiral of continued militarism amidst crushing poverty continues...
Kissinger withdrew himself from consideration for the Columbia post amidst efforts by faculty and students to block his appointment...