Word: baptiste
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Horton Foote's lovely screenplay finds its pace and meaning in the slow, plaintive tempo of rural Texas life. Mac teaches Sonny a few guitar chords; he sashays through a honkytonk dance with Rosa Lee; he gets dunked in the christening tub at the local Baptist church; he tries to make peace with his rebellious daughter (Ellen Barkin); he visits Dixie's Tara-size mansion to say an elegy over a dead marriage; he tosses a football around with Sonny. Attuned to the movie's rhythm, the viewer will see wounds heal, friendships ripen, a bond sealed...
...strong following among white, liberal Democrats as well as in the city's business establishment. He first attracted public attention four years ago when, as chairman of the Pennsylvania public utility commission, he skillfully conducted the probe into the Three Mile Island incident. A deacon in his Baptist church, he has a master's degree in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and has won general praise as a talented administrator...
...fact, the theater's small size is an advantage. The cast interacts directly with the audience, shaking hands, telling jokes and encouraging audience participation in an onstage game of charades. As John the Baptist enters, he actually sprinkles water into the seats. The audience surrounds the stage on three sides, which brings the actors out into the house and adds to the intimate feelings...
...Melvin G. Brown, senior minister of Cambridge's Union Baptist Church and a principal speaker at today's commemoration, emphasized the need to examine specific ways King organized civil rights activism rather than merely admire his more dramatic speeches and accomplishments...
...basics. Like many Christian schools, the Bridgeport Academy uses a core curriculum of social studies, science, math, English and spelling interspersed with Bible teachings. The results make a strong case: at Bridgeport, eighth-grade students taking the Metropolitan Achievement Test averaged tenth-grade levels. At Nebraska's Faith Baptist, pupils scored a year ahead of their public school counterparts on the California Achievement Test...