Word: braved
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...awhile it appeared that the Crimson would have to wait to finish its season for more than a foot of snow fell on the Oneonta, N.Y. area. Thanks to a field-size tarp and a handy snow plow, however, both teams were forced to brave the elements come game time...
...best example of the casinos' brave new marketing style is Harrah's Entertainment Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., which this fall launched a campaign to use a single frequent-gambler card to link the 10 million-plus people already in its databases with Harrah's 16 casinos across the country. The concept of the ATM-size card, which is inserted into the back of a slot machine to record the player's wins and losses, has been around since the early 1990s. Most casinos now offer one as part of membership in a "slot club." (By gambling, players accumulate points, like...
...future, humankind must defend itself against a terrifying race of insects--hordes and hordes of incredibly tough and resilient bugs. The brave and fearless men and women of the Mobile Infantry, the awe-inspiring Starship Troopers, must make it their singular goal to destroy every last one of these hideous threats to humanity...
First-time director Andrew Niccol brings considerable visual style and an intriguing premise to this story of a Brave New Worldish society in which the preplanned, genetically made-to-order elite get the honors and opportunities, and the natural births are relegated to the grunt work. Ethan Hawke plays a "natural" who borrows the identity of a brahmin to fulfill his lifelong dream of leading a mission to outer space. Although the film suffers from unevenness, sketchy characters and muted acting, Niccol's striking images make it all easy to overlook...
...should I raise my children? Is it enough to extol the virtues of Thomas Jefferson, Willa Cather and Lou Reed? Or should I learn Spanish and make sure they do, too? Will they feel culturally deficient if all they know is America the brave? I feel pressured to take advantage of my opportunities at Harvard and learn about more ethnicities...