Word: cinderella
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...solve that problem he advocates selective international intervention, to "unleash the powerful force of the political violence internal to the bottom billion as a force for good instead of harm." In place of the Cinderella story of ballot boxes and instant freedoms so often peddled by the West, Collier offers hope based on the cold, hard facts of life...
...naval-adventure yarn Master & Commander was meant to launch a franchise but didn't because it couldn't recoup its lavish costs, taking in $95 million in North America on a $150 million budget. The period boxing epic Cinderella Man, reuniting Crowe with Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard, made its expected impact neither at the box office nor with the Academy. Attempting to show his sweet, light side, he teamed with with Gladiator auteur Ridley Scott for the romantic comedy A Good Year; that sad misfire earned just $7.5 million in its entire domestic run - less than 17 Again...
...After all, Harvard had a Cinderella season and looked like a dark horse candidate for the ECAC title...
...Although Harvard’s hot streak was cut short by the Bears, the Crimson had a Cinderella season up until then, battling back from a 13-game winless streak to finish out league play with just one loss in its last nine games and to secure fifth place in the ECAC...
There’s nothing quite like a Cinderella story—a tale of a girl who goes from rags to riches.The Harvard women’s fencing team has a Cinderella story of its own this year, without the evil stepsisters. Sophomore sabre Yunsoo Kim, simply a novice fencer when she entered college, currently finds herself an integral part of what could quite possibly be a National Championship team—something every Division I athlete dreams about. Yet, for Kim, this fairy tale has become a reality.Unlike her teammates, Kim did not begin fencing at a young...