Word: brotherism
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Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, the film explores the family drama that ensues when Ronnie (Cyrus) and her brother are sent to spend the summer with their father (Steve Miller). Ronnie clearly resents her father because of her parents’ recent divorce, a resentment that leads her to push aside her brilliant talent as a Julliard-bound pianist in favor of an emotional seclusion from anything that reminds her of him. However, upon meeting the handsome Will Blakelee, played by Liam Hemsworth, Ronnie is able to soften her heart and open it to her family again, bonding with...
...bland dialogue of the opening scenes pretty much sets the tone for what one can expect from the following hour and a half. As her brother makes reference to her recent arrest, Ronnie replies, oh-so-cleverly, “Jonah, I didn’t do it, ok? Just stay out of it!” It is awkward to watch this seemingly edgy character forced to fit into a family role, especially when she has to balance her soft, caring side for her brother with her bitter hatred for her father. This role is also one that should...
Rheeqrheeq A. Chainey ’11 gives a particularly unique performance in the musical number “Brother Trucker.” Slouched in her imaginary big rig, Chainey reflects on the open road with a sharp sense of humor...
That's hard to imagine. His father's authority as Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution remains unimpeachable, and Libyans who challenge it can be jailed. But Saif believes his vision is not only possible, but inevitable. "Ask any Libyan," he says. "They want an efficient and modern country. If you are against that, you are an idiot...
...Saif, nothing illustrates the divide with the West more starkly than Libya's bizarre feud with Switzerland. It began when Gaddafi's son (and Saif's half brother) Hannibal and his wife were arrested in July 2008 in Geneva for allegedly assaulting their servants. Charges were dropped, but in the tit-for-tat battle that has run ever since, a Swiss businessman has been jailed in Tripoli, Libya has pulled billions from Swiss banks, and Switzerland has barred Gaddafi and other top Libyans from entering its country. In January, Libya blocked access to YouTube and several websites run by Libyan...