Word: ens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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French film director Louis Malle died in Beverly Hills of complications of lymphoma. Working on both sides of the Atlantic, Malle feelingly but frankly explored such difficult topics as incest (1971's "Le Souffle En Coeur") and child prostitution ("Pretty Baby", his 1978 American debut). Yet his high-voltage subjects contrasted with an often reflective style, captured in his stateside success "Atlantic City" (1980), starring Burt Lancaster as an aging hood, and 1981's "My Dinner with Andre", in which two friends wrestle over the earthly, the transcendent, and some painfully nouvelle cuisine. Malle called "Au Revoir Les Enfants...
...beleaguered Crimson, winless entering the annual finale against the Elis, thrice fought back from second-half deficits en route to perhaps the most emotional win in recent Harvard history. Indeed, Harvard's comeback victory on its final possession was especially significant in light of the tremendous amount of adversity confronting the team...
Typical comments en route were "Wow!" from the fast lane and "I don't need to go faster" from the slow lane. They might have added "Zowie!" and "Aw, shucks" as well, because for Boston drivers to get so excited over a commuter lane shows just how benighted the Boston road system...
...Native Americans or the racial prejudice against Asian Americans in California in the 19th century, people are almost always tempted to look at what went wrong instead of what went right. And by looking at what went wrong, ethnic groups often become very emotional about their own history, en route to letting their history become their identity. History is one thing, but historical identity, which leaves individuals steeped in the past, gives them an emotionally charged sense of identity and clouds their ability to reason...
Miller would score five game-winning tallies en route to a 26-point season (10 goals, six assists). But one of those stands out above all else. Harvard was tied with Colgate in overtime on October 8, and the Crimson earned a direct kick about 25 yards from the goal. Miller drilled it just under the crossbar and in for the tally. Miller made the same exact shot the following weekend at Yale...