Word: conveyer
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...imagine the near impossibility of culling from a mountain of great photos the one image that reveals the essence of a harrowing story that took days to convey in newspapers and on radio and TV. But the cover picture of a lone firefighter kneeling to check a fire-hose connection against the background of a tree erupting in a ball of flame summed up Californians' frustration and helplessness. The Dantesque orange glow bathing the entire scene imparted a netherworld aura to the image and gave me the uncomfortable feeling that there was no escape. I was arrested by a stark...
...imagine the near impossibility of culling from a mountain of great photos the one image that reveals the essence of a harrowing story that took days to convey in newspapers and on radio and TV. But the cover picture of a lone firefighter kneeling to check a fire-hose connection against the background of a tree erupting in a ball of flame summed up Californians' frustration and helplessness. The Dantesque orange glow bathing the entire scene imparted a netherworld aura to the image and gave me the uncomfortable feeling that there was no escape. I was arrested by a stark...
...television. At that point, he understood how serious the situation was.” Høeg indeed does take his readers “to the edge”—of their patience, and even further beyond. Whatever in-depth criticism he attempts to convey falls flat as he exasperates his readers with his flighty, unpredictable characters, obscure plot, and sometimes careless and repetitive style. Clowns, like fools in Shakespeare, are traditionally viewed as standing outside of society, looking in while wryly commenting on it. Perhaps Høeg aspires to this role...
...imagine the nearimpossibility of culling from a mountain of great photos the one image that reveals the essence of a harrowing story that took days to convey in newspapers and on radio and TV. But the cover picture of a lone firefighter kneeling to check a fire-hose connection against the background of a tree erupting in a ball of flame summed up Californians' frustration and helplessness. The Dantesque orange glow bathing the entire scene imparted a netherworld aura to the image and gave me the uncomfortable feeling that there was no escape. I was arrested by a stark...
...Luckily, the actors’ superb body language surmounted the script to skillfully convey each patient’s individual insanity. For instance, the painfully long smiles of depressed nurse Norma (Christine K.L. Bendorf ’10) and her fluid movements in the opening monologue presaged the abrupt jumps from one emotion to another that would occur throughout the play. Unfortunately, Bendorf sometimes delivered her lines with a nagging rhythm that reduced their effectiveness...