Word: confrontational
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...time. Towers, while naturally lacking the variety of moods and settings in Fellowship, has a grave gusto that energizes every moment. For this episode is a very war-y war movie, a long assault to determine whether the crusading companions of Frodo the Ring-bearer will survive to confront their ultimate destiny. A palpable pall hangs over the realm of Rohan, where King Théoden (Bernard Hill) has been bewitched by evil wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) and his spy Gríma Worm-tongue (Brad Dourif, as a slimier Richard III). Heroic Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and the elf-warrior...
Appropriately enough for the holiday season, the Ghosts of America Past came to town this week. Like most ghosts, they were terrifying to behold. But, like Uncle Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, each of us has been forced by the appearance of these ghosts to confront the past. And, in particular, we have been forced to tackle some of the comfortable lies that many of us have been lulled into accepting...
...Bush was euphoric on election night, but now he might be secretly wishing Democrat Bill McBride had beat him. While McBride gets to return to a life of wealthy retirement in Tampa, Florida's governor has to confront the biggest challenge of his political career: how to implement an expensive amendment to the state constitution that requires smaller public school class sizes. To add insult to injury, he campaigned against the idea, but now has to enforce it. Is that laughter coming from Tampa...
...said families now have to confront an array of issues foreign to families 40 years ago—economic pressure, new social norms and changes in education...
...Beginning in the late 1980s, however, the world began to change. International competition has intensified dramatically, trade barriers elsewhere have fallen, China snapped out of its slumber, and Southeast Asia and South Korea have proven that they can match Japan as high-tech manufacturers and exporters. But rather than confront a new competitive landscape head on, Japan still acts as if it is a developing country that needs to be protected...