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...While uncommon, it is not unprecedented for an adoption to fail and a child to be returned to foster care. According to The Times of London, an estimated 10% of British adoptions of children under 10 ultimately fail. International adoptions, which may involve children suffering from neglect or deprivation, can be particularly difficult, according to a U.K. government advisory quoted in the article. According to a 2005 study in the American Journal of Psychiatry, young adult international adoptees in the Netherlands were much more likely than native-born adolescents to develop mood disorders and substance abuse problems...
...woes of Amelia, maid for the wealthy Rogers family, who always interprets her employers’ instructions far too literally and risks her job in the ensuing chaos. Luckily, Amelia’s superb cooking skills somehow always save the day. Moral of the story: when your professional skills fail, ladies, get your apron-wearing self back to the kitchen, where you belong. 4. Robert Kraus and Jose Aruego, “Leo the Late Bloomer”: Although not a series, this one still counts because it’s just so darn cute. The social isolation that endearingly...
...name writing about apartheid-era South Africa, laudably attempts to move beyond her nation’s past to explore the complexities of transnational racial identities. But though some of the stories gathered in this collection achieve that goal, they appear between unrelated displays of literary pyrotechnics that fail to convey the same degree of moral seriousness, preventing the work from cohering into a satisfying whole.In the title story, Gordimer presents a plot so sparse and a narrative voice so fractured as to seem like a burlesque of the psychological depth that has characterized her writing. Of the protagonist...
...mile-high club, while Freeman supplies a weighty voiceover. Confident in their abilities and assured of respect from the public and their peers, Nicholson and Freeman feel free to let loose and embrace a project that lacks the substance both actors are known for. Other cinematic aspects, however, fail to rise above average holiday-movie fare. While the film features some breathtaking shots of the world’s natural and man-made wonders, overall the cinematography feels pedestrian. Many of the extreme stunts and locations appear computerized, lending a gimmicky sense the scenes. The script tends to be heavy...
...boring intellectual banter between Dominic’s doubles as best he can, though the scenes drag. However, Coppola’s efforts ultimately go astray. By attempting to cover so many disparate topics in one film, the end result feels jumbled and jumpy. Crucial elements of the film fail to develop, leaving the audience confused. The older Dominic acts much too frail in his performance, and such affectations detract from the film’s overall coherence. Dominic’s few interactions with his estranged love Laura (Alexandra Maria Lara) further splinter the film’s cohesion...