Word: charming
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...this new group of films lies not in the main characters, but in our own lives. These movies cast human flaws as destined to erupt tragically regardless of the leader and insinuate that we can only wait for the time when their actions have instigated more harm than their charm can support...
Three survivors from the Suribachi event--John (Doc) Bradley (Ryan Phillippe), Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford) and Ira Hayes (Adam Beach)--are brought home to receive a nation's thanks and to charm the citizens into buying more war bonds. In a packed arena the three re-enact the raising on an imitation Iwo Jima; at a banquet they are served an iced dessert in the shape of the photo. Uncomfortable with praise they never asked for, guilt ridden that they are home and their buddies fighting and dying abroad, they know that the Iwo Jima image is simply an inspirational...
...they knew more about that." Obama's empathy is reminiscent of Bill Clinton, although the Senator's compassion tends to be less damp than Clinton's: it's more about understanding your argument than feeling your pain. Both those qualities have been integral to Obama's charm from the start. His Harvard Law School classmate Michael Froman told me Obama was elected president of the Law Review, the first African American to hold that prestigious position, because of his ability to win over the conservatives in their class. "It came down to Barack and a guy named David Goldberg," Froman...
...photographs reveal the younger O?Grady to have been a handsome man, and some of the victims? testimony hints at a kind of insinuating charm about the man. You can see how he might worm his way into the good graces of simple, pious people, for whom unquestioning faith is a ruling factor in their lives. Another priest, a church historian, points out that the habits of obedience, especially in a hierarchical religion like Catholicism, are particularly hard to break. And O?Grady was the kind of man who is capable of seducing a mother in order to gain easier...
...with 73 points, rounding out the top four. “I was really pleased with how I sailed,” Johnson said of his performance. “I’ve finished third and second twice [at nationals], so hopefully the fourth time will be the charm.” Freshman Drew Robb also competed in the event, coming in at seventh-place in the 29-man field. It proved to be arguably Harvard’s best performance of the year midway through the fall season. The berth is especially sweet for Kovacs, who qualified...