Word: characterizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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De Niro brings formidable energy and intensity to Jimmy's goofball streak, his sulks, his frustrated rage. But the rea son such a character, as written, should interest us remains as elusive as the Lost Chord. De Niro is unable to move the role beyond the capsule description by...
One of the surer signs of summer is the arrival of the annual Burt Reynolds country-and-western movie. Like their musical counterparts, these bumpkin epics (Gator and W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings) deal in broad comedy and simple emotions. Generally they just place their hero in one or...
Ireland's Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave, with his wisp of mustache, starched collar, bowler hat and understated manner, often looks like a Downstairs character asking a small favor of the man Upstairs. And indeed, until recently, the Irish were among the profligates of Europe, living it up as if...
Eudora Welty's work, following in the tradition of Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner, is based on her perception of a distinctive Southern character, enduring despite massive changes in the social structure of the South.
Other challenges to the present system, the task force reported, include the changing character of secondary schools, falling SAT scores, and the need to maintain efforts to raise the number of minority group members admitted.