Word: effects
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Mann shows us both the long-term effect of these forces upon the movies--the infamous Hays morality code, which constrained the movies to representing a rigidly defined value system whose iron grip did not begin to loosen until the 1960s and '70s--and the very personal impact upon the actors in Hollywood. The studios declared that being gay was no longer okay in Hollywood, thereby avoiding the harsh criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and other religious groups, and providing spin control on the gossip newspapers that were rapidly taking on an alarming independence. Actors who were rumored...
While most of Riley's ideas were well-received by the audience, several audience members worried about the new standards and their effect on teachers...
...oboe and bassoon, while the noticeable act of taking off the string mutes presented a disturbing trumpet and trombone variation, and led off to others such as the solo violinist, hornists and the return of the cello and harp. A lively end with a piccolo solo created a warlike effect with the bows of the string players acting as threatening weapons, ending in an aggressive performance of this enjoyable piece...
...where the line between sanity and psychosis is blotted out past all recognition. It begins with Dr. Prentice (David Waller, '00), a country-sanitarium psychiatrist who attempts to seduce his naive secretary (Kate Taylor, '01) with such subtle lines as, "Take off your stockings; I wish to see what effect your stepmother's death has had on your legs." An unexpected entrance by his nymphomaniac wife (Stephanie Smith, '98) leaves the doctor flustered and the secretary undressed. It is soon revealed that Mrs. Prentice herself is similarly unclothed, having been sexually assaulted by (orbeen assaulting?) a bellhop (James Carmichael...
University officials cited the deregulation of the electricity industry in Massachusetts, prompted by Electric Restructuring Act of 1997 that took effect on March 1, as a key factor in deciding to spin off the energy plant to Commonwealth Energy...