Word: arcs
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...Williams ’07, ran at the Loeb Ex from April 6–8.These final lines had the feeling of a revelation—something arrived at through the characters’ struggle and growth. This was not necessarily the case: instead of presenting an overall arc, “rainbow/streets” was impressionistic, combining short scenes, monologues, song, and dance to present an image of being young and black in America. The last scene’s lack of context highlighted the main downside of this approach: a lack of growth and a certain static...
With such a straightforward arc, “Henry Orient” feels almost like an extended short story, building up the action slowly and deliberately throughout the book, in order to set up the powerful emotional impact of its climax and conclusion...
...leisurely tour of his home. Upstairs, he offered a frame-by-frame description of the photos reflecting his past political clout, such as a private session on the Truman Balcony with the President and First Lady Laura Bush. The first frame marks the beginning of his arc from pest-control entrepreneur to a feared and ingenious power broker. It's the front page from a local paper, the Herald-Coaster, from 1978, proclaiming, "DeLay Is House Winner." That was the Texas House; voters sent him to Washington six years later, starting him on a 21-year congressional career. During...
...ones may be the cause of the moment. But French ambivalence about a changing world is nothing new. In the 1950s, French novelist Pierre Daninos suggested it was part of the national psyche to battle gallantly - if often fruitlessly - against invasion, as national treasures such as Joan of Arc once did. By that measure, the French in the streets last week were fighting to hold back the inexorable challenge of international competition. "It's pure negativism, and that's typical of today's France," says Ezra Suleiman, professor of European studies at Princeton. "No one is suggesting what should...
...help Harvard overcome its characteristic first-half doldrums, which plagued the team in Friday night’s game at Cornell. Instead, Tay and Rollins combined for 15 of Harvard’s first 17 points to help neutralize Columbia’s 50-percent shooting from beyond the arc. A last-second three pointer by the Lions’ Michelle Gage, who finished with 22 points on the night, gave Columbia a 39-38 cushion at the break. That would be the last the Lions would see of the lead for the rest of the night. Rollins...