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Ford added that such action--though it might elicit "loud squeals" form the faculty--was the best course...
...months of therapy with Isabella, Holly began having flashbacks of her father abusing her. Eventually she claimed to have remembered a dozen incidents of abuse and rape between the ages of five and eight. Later Holly asked to be treated with sodium amytal, which she hoped would elicit the truth. Isabella enlisted psychiatrist Dr. Richard Rose to help administer the drug. Rose wrote in his notes that the sodium amytal helped Holly "remember specific details of sexual molestation...
...Abigail's testimony because of the seriousness of her accusations. Just as the personal sensitivity of criminal assault or rape cases merits special consideration for the women who are forced through the humiliation involved, those like Abigail who abuse the consideration and the power of accusation for personal vendetta elicit the greatest outrage from society because the entire institution of justice is undermined...
Ford added that such action--through it might elicit "loud squeals" from the Faculty--was the best course...
Likewise, the characters are tolerable but do not elicit much empathy from the audience. Before they can really come together as a team, each player must exorcise his own demon. Tom Berenger is Jake Taylon, the arthritic catcher who must deal with retirement; Omar Epps is Willie Mays Hayes who has forsaken baseball for Hollywood glitz: Charlie Sheen reprises his role as Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn, the sport's bad boy who has traded in his Harley for Armani suits, a therapist, and cheesy cereal commercials. They have their requisite moments of epiphany, laughter, and tears. The peripheral characters help...