Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...MOVIES . . . ULEE'S GOLD: It's hard to understand the critical enthusiasm and good grosses that have so far greeted Ulee's Gold, notes TIME's Richard Schickel. "Some of it probably derives from a desire to welcome star Peter Fonda back from his long exile on the fringes of moviemaking, and the fact that, in his maturity, he reminds us a little bit of his father. Most of it, though, surely arises from the desire to encourage an alternative cinema of sobriety and humanity in the midst of summer?s heavily mechanized silly season." The key moment in writer...
...Bill Clinton may well be the most eloquent white politician since Lincoln. But his calls to action have often substituted for action itself. Which is why, as Clinton prepares to unveil his much trumpeted initiative on race relations this week, civil rights leaders are having no difficulty containing their enthusiasm...
...love with them. "Debbie Allen, the consummate professional," and "Steven Spielberg, he's a genius" are oft-repeated phrases for Ashong. Clearly Hollywood hasn't yet blunted his enthusiasm or his unassuming ways. And it hasn't disturbed the still, carefully pronounced pools of thought deep inside his head...
Gupta served as the vice-chair of the AAC during her junior year. Having discovered the importance of culture for herself, she characteristically wanted to share her enthusiasm with others. As a result, she immersed herself in the ethnic studies debate and was instrumental in the production of the AAC's ethnic studies report two years...
...what struck Kolter most, as with others with whom Gupta works, is the incredible enthusiasm and genuine curiosity with which she approaches her work...