Word: argumentative
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RICHARD: Should we talk about the love thing, in terms of ... [Grant pretends to snore.] I'm only just thinking of the argument of the film. When you're in your 20s and 30s, love is about being romantic and finding the right person. When you become a family man, you realize that it's not very democratic, the way we portray love. The idea was to say that all of these loves are equally interesting...
...sincere argument for the music video as an art form is inherently problematic. While theater, literature, film and the visual arts have been identified for their profitability for centuries, none are so deeply entrenched in the world of commerce as the music video. Some fieldwork revealed that students think of them as “inconsequential,” “glorified advertisements” or “candy for people with short attention spans.” One interviewee noted, “The new Beyonce vizzle gets my pizzle all in a tizzle...
...problem with the argument, of course, is that the clips were not only conceived primarily as a marketing tool (widely dubbed “promos” before the advent of MTV), but serve as vehicles to showcase the existing work of other artists. Even the video of a talented filmmaker raises questions of how much artistic control belonged to the director behind the camera, the musician in front of it and the record company bankrolling the effort. When the production ultimately boils down to carving out an image for the involved performer, there seems to be little room...
After a few awkward moments waiting by Out of Town News, this motley crew of argumentative youth was assembled and ready to hit the T. Not long after we passed through the MBTA turnstiles, the debates were already raging. A casual conversation on the role of the Undergraduate Council in politics and student life evolved into a passionate argument about Harvard’s ROTC policy quicker than anyone who doesn’t pronounce their “r’s” could say, “Charles/MGH...
...counter-argument is that Kobe, if convicted, might not be able to play at this level ever again. Therefore, he should play now while he still possesses the skills to dominate, especially when Gary Payton and Karl Malone are on a one or two-year rental...