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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...counties and townships across the land. But in today's shortened election cycle, a different campaign strategy has emerged: Start earlier, build a huge bankroll, and stick to a few simple issues that cut across geographic boundaries (mostly the old standbys - right to life, eliminating poverty, tax cuts, etc...
...this day and age, magazine editors, lighting directors, cinematographers, etc. aren't going for the natural look. If a star has a zit, scar, mole or other unsightly "blemish," the powers that be are gonna zap it; after all, computer technology can easily give a star a glowing tan and lustrous, poreless complexion. (Which brings me to an earth-shattering question. Who orchestrated Nicole Kidman's makeover? Check out 1989's Dead Calm and you'll see a completely different Mrs. Cruise. She looks fat, frumpy! She's got loads of freckles! Her hair is nappy! Now Nicole is deathly...
...make Snow Falling On Cedars sound like a traditional murder mystery. It is nothing of the kind. If the mystery were the primary element in the film, the emphasis would lie on the information in Ishmael's pocket: what is it, how does it prove the defendant's innocence, etc. But these questions are dispensed with well before the film's midpoint. Instead, the trial of Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune) is used to introduce us to the world of San Piedro Island and the chain of misunderstanding that has led to the alleged murder...
...beaten up and teased in school. I was called gay, even though I am not. I was attacked mercilessly on physical, verbal and emotional levels. My crimes? Scoring well on tests. Being friendly. Playing politely with children of other ages, genders, etc. I'm lucky that my years in public school didn't change me, but the other students certainly tried to do so. If they had succeeded--who knows? Maybe I would have gone the way of Harris and Klebold. The student abusers are trying to cover up their actions and shift the blame to someone else. That makes...