Word: faults
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kelly denied she was at fault for the city's economic crisis...
This may not be entirely their fault. The film's fast pace precludes extensive characterization, but supplies enough suspense to almost make up for it. Boyle opens with a time-lapse sequence, heightening its effect with adrenaline-pumping disco music. He maintains "Shallow Grave's" suspenseful pace by frequently skipping several days in the roommates' increasingly chaotic lives. This disorienting technique keeps the viewer as unprepared as the conspirators for the next bout of violence...
Unfortunately, both the six-house plan and full randomization suffer from the same misconception. both rest on the belief that the distribution of blocking groups is the cause of racial and social segregation. But it is not the lottery that is at fault; it is the blocking groups themselves...
...stipulate that it's all my fault; Joe would want me to be clear on that point. Just as he was always good with people, I was always good with numbers. As Joe tells me at least once a week, I should have studied engineering. Drifted between majors instead, ended up with a major in math and a minor in art -- just about the worst thing...
...blaming these individuals. After all, it's not their fault that they're wooed and enticed by scouts from high school promising big bucks and fast living; they're merely byproducts of a larger system that places and incredible premium on marketable athletic talent...