Word: distorting
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...cowboys; their masculinity and eroticism, their freedom to roam yet restrained emotions and their frontier mentality. Cowboys dance randomly from screen to screen, then simply stare, then start swimming nude, then dance again—this cycle continues. The cyclical features of both the cowboys and their backdrop distort the perceptions of freedom and wild exploration that are naturally attached to these “frontiersmen...
...film also manages to raise some good questions regarding the relationships between money, sex and power, and about the way in which technology (particularly the Internet) can isolate us and distort our desires. Yet the questions raised are relatively one-dimensional and often lack nuance or support in the details of the film. Furthermore, The Center of the World falls short of its potential as a drama. The film is only 86 minutes in length, and yet at times it even seems too long. The problem is that the narrative development is flat and ineffective—Wang seems unable...
Media accounts of the ongoing conflict also tend to distort the historical context of the dispute. Central to the depiction of negotiations, such as the recent Camp David II summit, is the notion that the two parties are trading equivalent “concessions” to reach an agreement. Both the Palestinian and Israeli delegations at last July’s summit did compromise the positions they entered with—a must of any productive negotiation process...
Your article on the ousting of Philippine President Joseph Estrada [WORLD, Jan. 29] accurately described how a crowd of a few hundred thousand people claiming to represent the country could distort a democracy. I never participated in any of the rallies--not because I am an Estrada supporter but because I believe the impeachment trial represented a legal and more civilized means for justice to be meted out. I was surprised and disappointed when this process was discontinued; we've now ended up in an untidy limbo of a new, unexpected government in the hands of a leader...
...Core courses, has created a special burden for Harvard students. As shopping period continues, many students are now struggling with their twice-annual task of twisting schedules to accommodate Core classes. These scheduling difficulties, caused by a flawed Core, go beyond mere inconveniences--by severely restricting choice, they distort students' academic careers and reduce the quality of a Harvard education...