Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, Gil's household is a sea of tranquillity compared with those of his siblings. One sister is single-parenting a potential juvenile delinquent. Another is married to a character played by this summer's one-man nerd fest, Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters II and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), who...
To some friends, however, her loyalty went beyond reasonable bounds: Sawyer remained with Nixon for nearly four more years in San Clemente, helping Frank Gannon (whom she was dating) gather material for the President's autobiography. "I had the illusion of indispensability," she explains. Her job was to assemble all...
This is obviously not Lassie Come Home; it is the odd couple as crime busters. Turner is a small-town detective, an apt occupation for a man of his temperament. He has placed Hooch, the only witness to his former owner's murder, in protective custody. As the movie's...
There is no room in the American credo for losers. This is a country of hard-working achievers, the logic goes. So, if you lose in anything, it must be because of a deficiency in your character or a lack of dedication.
...says his client "is a colorful character, but he's no murderer." Students and faculty at Gonzaga, who describe Stevens as quiet and studious, were stunned by the allegations that he may have lived a secret life. Chris Bales, a former Gonzaga law professor who taught Stevens criminal law, characterized him as a "gentle fugitive" who posed no threat to society when he was arrested last winter. Stevens had worked in Gonzaga's law clinic, helping low-income clients...