Word: contently
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...content with another Oscar bid as an actor (Remains of the Day), Anthony Hopkins will try directing. The film is that notorious bad-luck vehicle Macbeth. Hopkins is protecting himself with a strong star: himself...
Others, however, seemed content with theentertainment Harvard has to offer. Dena E.Weinstein '96, who also had a test Monday, saidshe did not plan to be idle...
...Harvard has not yet demonstrated a similar commitment to other departments that could use more support, not neglect. The linguistics department suffers a similar shortage in tenured faculty, and boasts a similarly small but devoted--and now disgruntled--undergraduate body. Linguistics deserves a similar rejuvenation. Instead, the University seems content to let it flounder...
...disturbing thesis advanced by many of the supporters of the accord is that Mexicans will be content to stay locked in a low-wage, low-skills cycle. The increasing productivity of workers from developing countries cannot be summarily dismissed. No self-respecting or visionary leader could countenance such a future for her people...
...style of "Gas, Food, Lodging"--that is, a let's-define-and-celebrate-the-woman-of-the-90's cinematic elegy. Both films take place in warm, Southern, laid-back American climes, closely examine the dilemmas of females in their milieus and prescribe a "back to nature", "be content with who you are" approach to healing. But whereas the earlier film espouses a traditional family and community ethic, the protagonist of "Ruby in Paradise" finds peace of mind in individuality and self-reliance...