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...said in his opening statement that he would prove his client "innocent," he in effect promised the jury he would answer that question. But when the defense rested last week--after calling only 25 witnesses in 3 1/2 days--he had not done so. That failure reflected Jones' fundamental dilemma: he could not offer a story about McVeigh that was an alternative to the one brilliantly told by the government. Of course, the defense in a criminal trial does not have to prove anything, but in this case Jones probably would have had to fulfill his promise in order...
...expansion push illustrates the company's dilemma: McDonald's needs more stores to dominate trading areas, increasing the chances that a hungry consumer will head for the Arches. But the more stores that go up, the harsher the economics becomes. The company had to develop a program to compensate store owners for encroaching locations. "We've made some mistakes in our desire to create a leadership tradition in particular trading areas," says Greenberg. The company has scaled back its expansion plans. But he is not apologizing: "We have an enormous lead in convenience, and we are not going to cede...
...gain a better insight into this dilemma, we must first seek to recognize how Harvard promotes conformity, and then to determine appropriate methods of resistance. One common method that is used to indoctrinate precocious young undergraduates with the philosophy necessary to succeed among America's elite is to place an inordinate value on tradition. The enshrinement of tradition begins with Harvard itself; students are continually exposed to the notion that Harvard's storied past, its influential alumni, and its continuing prestige are worthy of an almost sacred respect...
...author, a Washington Post editor, gets a lot right about reporting, from Truell's woozy bravado to the knowledge that a new owner may stride into the newsroom any morning and start counting paper clips. The ethical dilemma he presents is real too, though a bit overstated. Truell learns that the missing French microbiologist is on loan to China, working unwillingly on a deadly project. He needs to be rescued, and so does the world. His CIA contacts ask if Truell, who's headed for China, will take on the derring...
...cast was proficient but encountered the same dilemma as the production as a whole. Trying to keep the audience chuckling throughout, cast members delivered their lines with surplus energy and enthusiasm. As a result, the humor was a bit forced at times, and the sense of suffering which emerges in Parker's stories was lost. Although the actors made their characters pleasant and witty company for the evening, they all ended up seeming two-dimensional. Some of the cast members had their best and most believable moments when their characters were drunk, a condition that invites broader and more slapstick...